Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
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
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
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God
It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between
A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance
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