Drawbacks are good when you are on holiday. If the holiday were too good you might not want to go home again.
I have often heard it said that the Irish are too ready to forgive. It is a noble failing.
The Irish always jest even though they jest with tears.
The kind need kindness most of all.
I have always believed that hair is a very sure index of character.
... 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.