Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

William Butler Yeats Quotes: The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.
         

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


William Butler Yeats
Check all other quotes by William Butler Yeats

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"William Butler Yeats Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-Irishman-sustains-himself-during-brief-periods-1153872>.





Check out


Other quotes of William Butler Yeats


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

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



There is another world, but it is in this one.

There is another world, but it is in this one.



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

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



Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!



But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.



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

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



Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.



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

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



One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.



Choose your companions from the best; Who draws a bucket with the rest soon topples down the hill.

Choose your companions from the best; Who draws a bucket with the rest soon topples down the hill.





Other quotes you may like


If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness.

If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness.




Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.

Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.



Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success.

Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success.



Be completely true to yourself and you'll be happy.

Be completely true to yourself and you'll be happy.



The poison dart hidden in the raisin tart.

The poison dart hidden in the raisin tart.



The time will come when you will be forced to make a choice,” Hanalea said. “When that time comes, choose love.

The time will come when you will be forced to make a choice,” Hanalea said. “When that time comes, choose love.



This (America) is a land of rich diversity, from the towering skyscrapers of Manhatan all the way to the towering mounds of garbage piled up next to the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan.

This (America) is a land of rich diversity, from the towering skyscrapers of Manhatan all the way to the towering mounds of garbage piled up next to the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan.



I was just a lot smarter about not getting caught. I mean, I never stuck anything in my arm, but I certainly enjoyed my youth.

I was just a lot smarter about not getting caught. I mean, I never stuck anything in my arm, but I certainly enjoyed my youth.



It's obvious that my brain isn't what it used to be.

It's obvious that my brain isn't what it used to be.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.". Author of this quote is William Butler Yeats. This quote is about knowledge, periods, around the corner, joy, tragedy,.