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I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.
William Butler Yeats
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William Butler Yeats
Age: 73 †
Born: 1865
Born: June 13
Died: 1939
Died: January 28
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We are closed in, and the key is turned / On our uncertainty.
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The soul of man is of the imperishable substance of the stars!
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I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.
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