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On limestone quarried near the spot
By his command these words are cut:
Cast a cold eye
On life, on death.
Horseman, pass by!
By his command these words are cut:
Cast a cold eye
On life, on death.
Horseman, pass by!
Last Poems, 1936-1939, Under Ben Bulben
In three words, I can sum up everything I know about life: it goes on.
In three words I can sum up everything I've ever learned about life: It goes on.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ...
I took the one less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference.
I took the one less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference.
The Road Not Taken
If two lives join, there is oft a scar.
They are one and one, with a shadowy third;
One near one is too far.
They are one and one, with a shadowy third;
One near one is too far.
The ultimate, angels' law,
Indulging every instinct of the soul
There where law, life, joy, impulse are one thing!
Indulging every instinct of the soul
There where law, life, joy, impulse are one thing!
A Death in the Desert
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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