Jack Butler Yeats Professions : Artist Born : August 29, 1871 Died : March 28, 1957 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Jack Butler Yeats If the rose puzzled its mind over the question how it grew, it would not have been the miracle that it is. Jack Butler Yeats miracle flower rose Personality is born out of pain. It is the fire shut up in the flint. Jack Butler Yeats pain personality fire Never trust a sentimentalist. They are all alike, pretenders to virtue, at heart selfish frauds and sensualists. Jack Butler Yeats sentimental selfish heart Always when I see a man fond of praise I always think it is because he is an affectionate man craving for affection Jack Butler Yeats affection men thinking The Americans never walk. In winter too cold and in summer too hot. Jack Butler Yeats humorous summer winter Similar Authors Burton Silverman artist Bruce Nauman artist Bruce Conner artist Brom artist Britney Spears artist Brigid Berlin artist All Authors