The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.

- William Butler Yeats

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

- William Butler Yeats

By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.

- William Butler Yeats

If what I say resonates with you, it's merely because we're branches of the same tree.

- William Butler Yeats

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.

- William Butler Yeats

From our birthday, until we die, Is but the winking of an eye.

- William Butler Yeats

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

- William Butler Yeats

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

- William Butler Yeats

All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions.

- William Butler Yeats