O, the red rose may be fair, And the lily statelier; But my shamrock, one in three Takes the very heart of me!

Drawbacks are good when you are on holiday. If the holiday were too good you might not want to go home again.

... Hope is at the bottom of the Pandora's box of Irish troubles, and I believe proudly and firmly in the ultimate destinies of my country.

The Irish always jest even though they jest with tears.

The life in which nothing happens goes the fastest, because it has no landmarks.

The trouble with the Irish question always has been that it was an English question.

I have always believed that hair is a very sure index of character.