James Stephens
James Stephens
James Stephenswas an Irish novelist and poet...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth2 February 1882
CountryIreland
bird enemy able
Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.
men age fifteen
Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.
giving fit
You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive.
perfect finality lumps
Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.
memories past men
Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory
education wedding wisdom
What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.
inspirational wisdom optimistic
Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.