Irish poet and playwright
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it.
Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.
It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.