Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone
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
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
With life as short as half taken breath, don't plant anything but love
Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free
Count Your Blessings Not Your Problems
For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life
The human being obtains some of his misfortunes by failing to attend to his own comfort.
Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom
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