Quotation by

William Butler Yeats

Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye That's all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and die.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Yeats is saying that we experience wine through taste and love through what we see, suggesting these sensory experiences are the only certain truths we have in life. Before we age and die, these simple, immediate perceptions are all we truly understand about the world.

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