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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.
William Butler Yeats
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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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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. — William Butler Yeats

About William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats was a Poet from Irish Free State (1865–1939).

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This quote is attributed to William Butler Yeats, a Poet from Irish Free State.
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William Butler Yeats lived from 1865 – 1939.
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