Quotes Library

March 26, 2025

The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American philosopher and poet, The Conduct of Life (1860) ‘Worship’, Jay p.133

Are you always too eager in seeking the good opinion of others, selling yourself a bit too earnestly? Be careful.

Worse still—as an elderly nun once advised—“Beware the ‘holy’ ones.”

October 30, 2025

12 months ago

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

March 17, 2025

2 years ago

I want to see Ireland as an example to men and women everywhere of what can be achieved by living for ideals rather than fighting for them

September 2, 2025

1 year ago

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all

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