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William Butler Yeats Quotes

The poor have very few hours in which to enjoy themselves; they must take their pleasure raw; they haven't the time to cook it. - William Butler Yeats (Where There Is Nothing Quotes)

The poor have very few hours in which to enjoy themselves; they must take their pleasure raw; they haven’t the time to cook it.

Source:Where There Is Nothing (ed. Macmillain, 1903), Page 106
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  • Name: William Butler Yeats
  • Profession: Poet, Writer, Dramatist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – January 28, 1939
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