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
We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once
Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger
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