All Quotes

A war in the Taiwan Strait would destroy China's international relations overnight. It would destroy Chinese - Japanese relations, not to mention Chinese - American relations. ”

Taiwan is a major economy. ”

Cast your mind on other days that we in coming days may be still the indomitable Irishry. ”

Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now growing up all out of shape from toe to top. ”

People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind. ”

You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to this hallowed place where my friends' portraits hang and look thereon; Ireland's history in their lineaments trace; think where man's glory most begins and ends and say my glory was I had such friends. ”

I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful. One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking. It is all like an opera. ”

I am still of opinion that only two topics can be of the least interest to a serious and studious mood - sex and the dead. ”

Accursed who brings to light of day the writings I have cast away. ”

We are happy when for everything inside us there is a corresponding something outside us. ”