"Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations."
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
"Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable."
"The heart of an Irishman is nothing but his imagination"
"A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it."
"The man with toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound.The poverty stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man."