"O wretched is the dame, to whom the sound, "Your lord will soon return," no pleasure brings."

"'Tis well to be merry and wise, 'Tis well to be honest and true; 'Tis well to be off with the old love, Before you ar…"

"They waste life in what are called good resolutions—partial efforts at reformation, feebly commenced, heartlessly con…"

"When I from life's unrest had earned the grace Of utter ease beside a quiet stream; When all that was had mingled in …"

"For sorrow and joy are one, and all the past And all the future mingle in a kiss."

"They said: "She dwelleth in some place apart, Immortal Truth, within whose eyes Who looks may find the secret of the …"

"The fatalities which destroyed the men of another period originated in crafty diplomacy, soothing promises, and flatt…"

"For power and place men may intrigue; but in order to have influence they must more or less deserve it. Power may, at…"

"... I liked teaching math best because I don’t have a natural way with figures and therefore had sympathy with the ch…"

"You have to walk to get to know a city; it was then — in the Dublin of the 1940s — that I first discovered that. was …"