Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute
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 safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it
Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life.
Either give me more wine or leave me alone
Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon
We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side
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Lawyer, Philosopher, Poet, Politician
