Quotes about irish
irish-dramatist man soon
A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, he said, for he will be going out on a day he shouldn't. But we do be afraid of the sea, and we do only be drownded now and again. John Millington Synge
irish-dramatist life taken
Life is too important to be taken seriously. Oscar Wilde
irish loved parents played pubs songs special weekend written
She used to play every weekend in pubs with Daddy, and she'd written all these Irish songs out in a book. They're songs we've loved over the years, and because our parents played them in their band, they're very special to us. Andrea Corr
irish-dramatist
One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough. Brendan Behan
irish-poet learning
Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day. William Allingham
irish-dramatist life
One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.
irish-poet men rich rule
Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law. Oliver Goldsmith
irish-poet
It is a poor cause which has to be lied for regularly.
irish-poet lies-and-lying science
The insidiousness of science lies in its claim to be not a subject, but a method.
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A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust. James Stephens
irish-dramatist
We are the only real aristocracy in the world: the aristocracy of money. George Bernard Shaw
irish-poet knowledge
Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
irish-poet man rejoice
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
irish-poet
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
irish-poet
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
irish listen people
People young and old come to listen to the traditional Irish music. Everyone's welcome. Everyone is Irish for the day.
irish-poet last poetry stored
Manifesting that order of poetry where we can at last grow up to that which we stored up as we grew. Seamus Heaney
irish-poet knowing mastering others power true
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.
irish round
He turn'd him right and round about / Upon the Irish shore; / And gae his bridle-reins a shake, / With adieu for evermore, / My dear,/ Adieu for evermore. Robert Burns
irish-poet tears
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury. Thomas Moore
irish-dramatist somewhat
I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.
irish-dramatist knows
There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing no married man knows anything about.
irish-poet others true
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
irish-poet violence
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
irish-poet
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
irish-poet trust
He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
irish physical presence strong tough
We'll have to be tough in Dublin. We'll need to have a strong physical presence because the Irish are going to come at us hard. But we're more than capable. Zinedine Zidane
irish marry
To marry the Irish is to look for poverty.
irish playing time
This time I'm playing an Irish cop. It's a pretty big role.
irish-dramatist
I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.
irish learn whatever
Irish poets, learn your trade,Sing whatever is well made. William Butler Yeats
irish massive opens path thus unity
We have a massive 'yes' from the Irish people, which opens the path to enlargement and thus the unity of our continent, Jacques Chirac