Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond.
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn
Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves
How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn’t make it a leg
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts
The measure of a man is what he does with power
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