Quotes by irish authors

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation. Edmund Burke

Rat Nation Through Drown Gnawing May Even

No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye. Elizabeth Bowen

Eye Object Mysterious Mystery Your

The spring, summer, is quite a hectic time for people in their lives, but then it comes to autumn, and to winter, and you can't but help think back to the year that was, and then hopefully looking forward to the year that is approaching. Enya

Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. George Bernard Shaw

You Others Do Unto Others Unto Expect Same Tastes May Should

People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them. George Bernard Shaw

People Sometimes Become More Attached Than Burdens Them

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business. George Bernard Shaw

Business People About Know Most None Want Things

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty. George Bernard Shaw

Man Stupid Duty Something He Stupid Man Always Doing His Ashamed

You grow up and recognise that in an educated, secular society, there's no excuse for ignorance. You have to recognise in yourself, and challenge yourself, that if you see racism or homophobia or misogyny in a secular society, as a member of that society, you should challenge it. You owe it to the betterment of society. Hozier

You Ignorance Racism Yourself Challenge Secular Society Recognise Member No Excuse See Betterment Excuse Educated Up Owe Should Grow Grow Up

I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day. James Joyce

Today Future Day Tomorrow Yesterday Some Previous Am Establish Established

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not. James Joyce

Love Family Love Is World Mother Whatever Else Unsure Stinking

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. Malachy McCourt

Waiting Poison Other Taking Like Person Die Resentment

Some think love can be measured by the amount of butterflies in their tummy. Others think love can be measured in bunches of flowers, or by using the words 'for ever.' But love can only truly be measured by actions. It can be a small thing, such as peeling an orange for a person you love because you know they don't like doing it. Marian Keyes

Love Relationship You Words Think Others Peeling Some Only Small Small Thing Like Know Because Doing Truly Person Orange Measured Using Actions Ever Thing Amount Butterflies Flowers

Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman. Maureen O'Hara

Soul Tough Else Above My Soul Saint Patrick's Day Deep

The story of Christian reformation, revival, and renaissance underscores that the darkest hour is often just before the dawn, so we should always be people of hope and prayer, not gloom and defeatism. God the Holy Spirit can turn the situation around in five minutes. Os Guinness

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Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or addiction to alcohol oppressing you. You need to be freed from negative freedom. Positive freedom is freedom for, freedom to be. And that's what's routinely ignored today. Os Guinness

Positive Today Freedom You Oppression Negative Power Alcohol Addiction Colonial Freed Freedom From Whether Ignored Need

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. Oscar Wilde

Education You Will Determines Read Help

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. Oscar Wilde

Journalism Between Read Difference Literature

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds. Oscar Wilde

Ambition Germ Proceeds Which Growth

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art. Oscar Wilde

Art Admire Only Schools Equally Who