Being in a ship is like being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

Golf is a game in which you claim the privileges of age, and retain the playthings of childhood.

The Irish are a fair people – they never speak well of one another.

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Grief is a species of idleness.

The Irish are a fair people – they never speak well of one another.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.