"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
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William Butler Yeats
Poet, Playwright
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, notable for his profound exploration of love, identity, and the human experience in works like 'The Second Coming.'
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William Butler Yeats
Poet, Playwright
"There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met."
William Butler Yeats
Poet, Playwright
"Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking."
William Butler Yeats
Poet, Playwright
"The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner."
William Butler Yeats
Poet, Playwright
"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."
William Butler Yeats
Poet, Playwright
"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!"