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
Sexual self-restraint is only a preliminary stage in the ego's evolution
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be
Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity
I would prefer an intelligent hell to a stupid paradise
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on
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