"Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."

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This quotation examines the core nature of Wisdom as articulated by William Butler Yeats. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Wisdom provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

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About William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory, founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.

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"The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time."

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"I heard the old, old, men say 'all that's beautiful drifts away, like the waters.'"

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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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"I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath, a waste of breath the years behind, in balance with this life, this death."

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"Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good."

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"Wisdom principle 15 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 1."

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"Wisdom principle 86 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 86."

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"Most actors nowadays are models turned actors. That's why a lot of young actors are terrible. You have to learn how to act. It is not something that you can just do."

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