William Butler Yeats Quote

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.


Countess Cathleen. The land of heart's desire. The unicorn from the stars (ed. 1908)


The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.