If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all
Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.
Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation
Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture
Never look a gift horse in the mouth
A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong
There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that is the women
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
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