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William Butler Yeats [1865-1939] Irish Poet (with poems)
Quote rank: 309

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Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation.

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Design, Wisdom

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