Little would be wanting to the happiness of life, if every man could conform to the right as soon as he was shown it.

Of all kinds of credulity, the most obstinate is that of party-spirit; of men, who, being numbered, they know not why, in any party, resign the use of their own eyes and ears, and resolve to believe nothing that does not favor those whom they profess to follow.

To be free it is not enough to beat the system, one must beat the system every day

The desires of man increase with his acquisitions.

The synonyme of usury is ruin.

Bashfulness may sometimes exclude pleasure, but seldom opens any avenue to sorrow or remorse.

"Uisce Beatha" is a compounded distilled spirit being drawn on aromatics, and the Irish sort is particularly distinguished for its pleasant and mild flavour.