"Though the pen is mightier than the sword, the sword speaks louder and stronger at any given moment."

"I think women should make a habit of canceling the wars."

"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…"

"No human vanity can be more pitiable than that of seeking to give an eternity of preservation to particles of dust, w…"

"... 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 …"