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
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool
Run away from greatness and greatness will follow you
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else's life
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends
Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians
Mathematics reveals its secrets only to those who approach it with pure love, for its own beauty
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