Quote by William Butler Yeats

The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time.

The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time.

Summary

This quote suggests that innocence and beauty are vulnerable to the passage of time. The speaker implies that time itself is the only adversarial force against those who are innocent and beautiful. It hints at the idea that as time progresses, innocence may be lost or corrupted, and beauty can fade or be diminished. In this context, the quote depicts time as a relentless force that inevitably affects and shapes individuals, leaving the innocent and beautiful exposed to its inherent adversities.

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