The Living Beauty

I BADE, because the wick and oil are spent
And frozen are the channels of the blood,
My discontented heart to draw content
From beauty that is cast out of a mould
In bronze, or that in dazzling marble appears,
Appears, but when wc have gone is gone again,
Being more indifferent to our solitude
Than 'twere an apparition. O heart, we are old;
The living beauty is for younger men:
We cannot pay its rribute of wild tears.

-William Butler Yeats

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submitted by s0ul-se4rching.

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#quote #text #passion #romanticbutpsychotic

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DETHJUNKIE* on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/2360565

#quote #subtitle #travel

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“Are you a sinner?” “…sometimes.” on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/2699570

#winter #paris #subtitle #quote

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The Year Is 1770 on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/2553770

#quote #subtitle #paris #train

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Tumblr on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/2022653

#quote

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Some of my favorite lines of his.

(Source: thatsaboyname, via thisissusan)

#poetry #poem #quote #pablo neruda

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Whether or not you understand profound ideas, it is important to be a good person wherever you are right now.

— His Holiness the Dalai Lama (How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life)

#dalai lama #quote

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It is a mistake to think that it is really worthwhile to spend more on food, clothing, and adornments just because you have more money. Rather, spend more on health and education for poor people. This is not forced socialism but voluntary compassion.

— His Holiness the Dalai Lama (How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life)

#dalai lama #quote #relevant #compassion

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Story of my life right now. Seriously.

(via thisissusan)

#book #quote #reading #addiction

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Thus spoke Wisdom. #poem #quote (Taken with instagram)

#poem #quote