My three-thousand mile walk through Ireland convinced me of one thing - the possibility of organising a proper movement for the independence of my native land.

I hear a sudden cry of pain! There is a rabbit in a snare.

You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive.

Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.

It is by love alone that we understand anything

Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.