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Quote by William Butler Yeats
The borders of our minds are ever shifting.
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The quote compares the mind to something with borders that can move. What we know, notice, or are able to imagine is not permanently fixed; it can expand, narrow, or change over time. “Ever shifting” stresses that the limits of our minds are continually changing rather than remaining in one settled place.
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- Yeats Society of Ireland — “Magic”
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- Official Statement
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