Boyle Roche
Boyle Roche
Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Baronetwas an Irish politician. After a distinguished career in North America with the British Army, Roche became a member of the Irish House of Commons in 1775, generally acting in support of the viceregal government. He is better remembered for the language of his speeches than his politics—they were riddled with mixed metaphors, malapropisms and other unfortunate turns of phrase. Roche may have been Richard Brinsley Sheridan's model for Mrs Malaprop. While arguing for a bill,...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
CountryIreland
A man could not be in two places at the same time unless he were a bird.
Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother.
How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird?
I answer in the affirmative with an emphatic 'No.'
While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other.
Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.
Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue.
All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand.
The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens.
Every pint bottle should contain a quart.
The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full.
We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech.
Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us?
The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump.