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I have known more men destroyed by the desire to have wife and child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and harlots.

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In this quote, William Butler Yeats reflects on the destructive power of the desire to have a family and provide for them. He states that he has witnessed more men ruined by this longing for a wife and child, and the pursuit of keeping them in comfort, rather than by the temptations of alcohol and prostitutes. Yeats implies that the weight of responsibility and the pressure to meet societal expectations can lead individuals down a path of self-destruction.
Quote by William Butler Yeats
Poet, Irish
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet.
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