Too nice an inquisition should not be held into opinions that are dying away by themselves.
Letter to Samuel Span, Edmund Burke1727-1797

You should always except the present company.
The London Hermit, John O'Keefe 1747-1833

Happiness is no laughing matter.
Richard Whately, Archbishop of Dublin 1787-1863

She's the sort of woman who lives for others - you can always tell the others by their hunted expression.
The Screwtape Letters, C S Lewis 1898-1963

From the Appletree Press title: A Little Book of Irish Quotations.
Also from Appletree: Famous Irish Lives, Famous Irish Writers and the A Little Book of Irish Sayings.

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