"Some burn damp faggots, others may consume..." - Quote by William Butler Yeats
Some burn damp faggots, others may consume The entire combustible world in one small room.
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“A line will take us hours maybe; / Yet if it does not seem a moment's thought, / Our stitching and unstitching has been naught... Better go down upon your marrow-bones / And scrub a kitchen pavement, or break stones... For to articulate sweet sounds together / Is to work harder than all these, and yet / Be thought an idler by the noisy set.”
“Life moves out of a red flare of dreams Into a common light of common hours, Until old age brings the red flare again.”
“Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.”
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“A seashell should be the crest of England, not only because it represents a power built on the waves, but also the hard finish ofthe men. The Englishman is finished like a cowry or a murex.”
“Those who tell the stories rule society.”
“If people were in the habit of refering to 'King George's council, Winston and his gang,' it would go a long way to clearing thought, and reducing the frightful landslide into Theyocracy.”
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“It's your unlimited power to care and to love that can make the biggest difference in the quality of your life.”
“Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.”
“The great leaders in history were great not because of what they owned or earned but because of what they gave their lives to accomplish. They made a difference!”