John Philpot Curran
John Philpot Curran
John Philpot Curranwas an Irish orator, politician, wit, lawyer and judge, who held the office of Master of the Rolls in Ireland...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth24 July 1750
CountryIreland
criminal-mind ghost murderer
I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost.
bad
In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man.
common indolent prey
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active.
sarcastic coffins silver
His smile is like the silver plate on a coffin.
men liberty assassins
To brand man with infamy, and let him free, is an absurdity that peoples our forests with assassins.
metaphor i-can
When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor.
talking
Madame de Stael talks herself into a beauty.
art firsts invention
The first inventions of commerce are, like those of all other arts, cunning and short-sighted.
may intimidation intimidating
Assassinate me you may; intimidate me you cannot.
night doctors dear-god
My dear doctor, I am surprised to hear you say that I am coughing very badly, as I have been practising all night.
blow reason strikes
But as in wailing there's nought availing, And Death unfailing will strike the blow, Then for that reason, and for a season, Let us be merry before we go.
men evil good-man
Evil prospers when good men do nothing.
fate men rights
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.