Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn
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.
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
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it
Either give me more wine or leave me alone
Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy
Silence is the garden of thought
If u are born poor then it's not your mistake but if u die poor then it is your mistake
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none
The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time
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