Quotes by Irish authors

Irish FlagIreland is a nation located in the northwestern part of Europe that is known for its abundant history, sensational all-natural charm, and also one-of-a-kind society. The Irish people are renowned for their hospitality, humor, and deep connection to their land as well as heritage. Their language as well as literature show these values as well as provide one-of-a-kind understandings into the Irish lifestyle. In this write-up, we will check out several of the most common Irish quotes that use understandings into the Irish way of living, as well as reflect the worths as well as beliefs of this interesting and lively culture. From a deep regard for practice as well as a love of music and also narration to a solid sense of neighborhood as well as a love of life, Irish quotes record the essence of this captivating and also vibrant nation.
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Small: The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead for you - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed - Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
"The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed"
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Playwright
Small: Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child - George B
George Bernard Shaw
"What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty what is the matter wit
George Bernard Shaw
"Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: Amongst Women concentrated on the family, and the new book concentrates on a small community. The dominant uni
"Amongst Women concentrated on the family, and the new book concentrates on a small community. The dominant units in Irish society are the family and the locality. The idea was that the whole world would grow out from that small space"
John McGahern, Writer
Small: Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation - Oscar
Oscar Wilde
"One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tra
Oscar Wilde
"I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul - George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: One mans transparency is anothers humiliation - Gerry Adams
"One man's transparency is another's humiliation"
Gerry Adams, Politician
Small: How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird? - Boyle Roche
Boyle Roche
"How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird?"
Boyle Roche, Politician
Small: The European Union is the worlds most successful invention for advancing peace - John Bruton
John Bruton
"The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace"
John Bruton, Politician
Small: Thats how it is on this bitch of an earth - Samuel Beckett
"That's how it is on this bitch of an earth"
Samuel Beckett, Playwright
Small: Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt - Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore
"Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt"
Thomas Moore, Poet
Small: Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook - Oliver Goldsmith
"Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook"
Oliver Goldsmith, Poet
Small: Woman begins by resisting a mans advances and ends by blocking his retreat - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and peo
Oscar Wilde
"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: The basis of optimism is sheer terror - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"The basis of optimism is sheer terror"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Those whom the gods love grow young - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Those whom the gods love grow young"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Ones real life is so often the life that one does not lead - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Women are made to be loved, not understood - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Women are made to be loved, not understood"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up - Oscar Wi
Oscar Wilde
"There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: The critic has to educate the public the artist has to educate the critic - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations w
Oscar Wilde
"Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Children begin by loving their parents after a time they judge them rarely, if ever, do they forgive them - Os
Oscar Wilde
"Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic i
Oscar Wilde
"Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic intellects"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune to lose both looks like carelessness - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will
Oscar Wilde
"One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
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