William Butler Yeats Quotes

Endure what life God gives and ask no longer span; Cease to remember the delights of youth, travel-wearied aged man; Delight becomes death-longing if all longing else be vain.

William Butler Yeats

• Life
• Men
• Remember
• Giving
• Youth

• Previous
• Next

Quotes to Explore

• If we do a little bit of insight into history, how many times have there been people doing hate discourse, blaming everything on a certain group of people. That really is the genesis of genocide, where it kind of sparks.

  

  Gael Garcia Bernal
  • People
  • History
  • Hate

• Animals are companions on this planet, not necessarily our feedbags.

  

  D. A. Pennebaker
  • Animals
  • Planet
  • Companions

• It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted.

  

  Harrison Ford
  • Time
  • Long
  • Business

• I think the hardest thing I went through in the UFC was my first loss. It was terrible. It was traumatizing. But it's just going back and rebuilding and getting better.

  

  Paige VanZant
  • Better
  • Loss
  • Getting Better

• I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.

  

  Francesca Annis
  • Life
  • Time
  • Live

• A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

  

  Samuel Butler
  • Man
  • Humor
  • Sense Of Humor

• Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.

  

  J. Edgar Hoover
  • Money
  • Society
  • Almost

• My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.

  

  Valerie Trierweiler
  • Feeling
  • Financial
  • Independence

• Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.

  

  Warren Beatty
  • Marriage
  • Talent
  • Genius

• In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.

  

  Jacki Weaver
  • Up
  • American
  • Nature

• I like the MAC Face and Body foundation. Sometimes it can't cover all my flaws, but I like it because it looks really natural and it evens out my skin tone.

  

  Zhu Zhu
  • Face
  • Foundation
  • Flaws

• The past two decades revolutionized the way we access information. You and I can have our questions answered with the click of a mouse at any time of day. If America, both corporation and citizen alike, can use these services to solve problems, why can't Washington?

  

  J. C. Watts
  • Time
  • Why
  • America

• I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.

  

  Dan Marino
  • Guy
  • Game
  • Kind

• It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.

  

  Illeana Douglas
  • Work
  • Way
  • Interesting

• You can't totally rebel, otherwise you have to go live on your own, on a desert island. It's as simple as that.

  

  Patrick McGoohan
  • Live
  • Simple
  • Desert

• Mike Bloomberg may be a Republican these days. But he has been a Democrat for most of his adult life.

  

  Randi Weingarten
  • Life
  • May
  • Republican

• A lot of my emotional issues come from dealing with the opposite sex. I've come to terms with the fact that I'll be retired before I can finally enter into a healthy relationship.

  

  Adam Levine Maroon 5
  • Relationship
  • Emotional
  • Sex

• The most underused, under-appreciated group of people in the world is our youth.

  

  Ian Somerhalder
  • People
  • World
  • Youth

• Train at the same pace day after day, week after week, year after year, and that's the kind of running the body adapts to. But break out of that comfort zone with a little speedwork now and then, and the body will learn to deal with the new demands.

  

  Don Kardong
  • Running

• We segregate men from women, and no matter how many times we insist that men and women are equal, men and women should be treated the same, when it comes to the moment of excretion, even the most modern society - especially the most modern society - segregates two restrooms with little icons outside the doors, one wearing a dress, one wearing pants.

  

  W. J. T. Mitchell
  • Men
  • Women
  • Society

• Here in England we live at a slower pace, have more time to enjoy things - like good jazz.

  

  Chris Barber
  • Time
  • Good
  • Live

• Christian minds have been conformed to the modern spirit: the spirit, that is, that spawns great thoughts of man and leaves room for only small thoughts of God.

  

  J. I. Packer
  • Great
  • God
  • Men

• Your compensation is directly proportional to how many lives you touch.

  

  Bob Burg
  • Touch
  • Compensation
  • Proportional

• Endure what life God gives and ask no longer span; Cease to remember the delights of youth, travel-wearied aged man; Delight becomes death-longing if all longing else be vain.

  

  William Butler Yeats
  • Life
  • Men
  • Remember