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William Butler Yeats Quotes

Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.

Source:Autobiographies (ed. Macmillain, 1961), Page 471
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  • Name: William Butler Yeats
  • Profession: Poet, Writer, Dramatist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – January 28, 1939
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