William Butler
William Butler
Multi-instrumentalist for the band Arcade Fire who plays bass, synth, guitar, and percussion. He has also worked on movie soundtracks, like the one for Her.
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth6 October 1982
hard learning man married
It is a hard thing to be married to a man of learning that must always be having arguments.
crooked love nobody wise
O love is the crooked thing,There is nobody wise enoughTo find out all that is in it.
man
A man who does not exist,A man who is but a dream.
folly kindred man proud woman
The folly that man doesOr must suffer, if he woosA proud woman not kindred of his soul.
fixed knowing star
I have no question:It is enough, I know what fixed the stationOf star and cloud.And knowing all, I cry. . . .
joy periods sustained temporary
he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.'
life heart world
The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart.
dead grave romance romantic
Romantic Ireland's dead and gone, It's with O'Leary in the grave
driven hate hatred last learns radical recovers soul sweet
Considering that, all hatred driven hence,The soul recovers radical innocenceAnd learns at last that it is self-delighting,Self-appeasing, self-affrighting,And that its own sweet will is Heaven's will.
dog praised wild
But where's the wild dog that has praised his fleas?
bear burden god great men might pray
I bear a burden that might well tryMen that do all by rule,And what can IThat am a wandering-witted foolBut pray to God that He easeMy great responsibilities?
dried joy natural sap
The fascination of what's difficultHas dried the sap out of my veins, and rentSpontaneous joy and natural contentOut of my heart.
death excited grow heights meet others vow
Others because you did not keepThat deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine;Yet always when I look death in the face,When I clamber to the heights of sleep,Or when I grow excited with wine,Suddenly I meet your face.
education filling lighting motivational
Education is not the filling of the pail, but, the lighting of the fire.