“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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Yeats, W. B. (n.d.). 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. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12928-i-balanced-all-brought-all-to-mind-the/
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Yeats, William Butler. “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.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12928-i-balanced-all-brought-all-to-mind-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Yeats, William Butler. “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.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12928-i-balanced-all-brought-all-to-mind-the/.