The world can only be free when men are content in themselves and each draws from his own fountain. George William Russell Read Quote
It is true the orator may make a myriad replica of his own passion out of those who listen to him. But that does not prove he is right or they are not fools. George William Russell Read Quote
We have the universe to roam in in imagination. It is our virtue to be infinitely varied. The worst tyranny is uniformity. George William Russell Read Quote
The victors in great wars have always been spiritually defeated by the conquered. George William Russell Read Quote
We may fight against what is wrong, but if we allow ourselves to hate, that is to insure our spiritual defeat and our likeness to what we hate. George William Russell Read Quote
Nothing exasperates the spirit in man more than power which seems unconquerable and which makes impotent all protest. George William Russell Read Quote
After the spiritual powers, there is no thing in the world more unconquerable than the spirit of nationality. The spirit of nationality in Ireland will persist even though the mightiest of material powers be its neighbor. George William Russell Read Quote
Any relations in a social order will endure, if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy which qualifies life for immortality. George William Russell Read Quote
When steam first began to pump and wheels go round at so many revolutions per minute, what are called business habits were intended to make the life of man run in harmony with the steam engine, and his movement rival the train in punctuality. George William Russell Read Quote
We realise that natural aptitudes are not interchangeable, and each person must, of biological or spiritual necessity, practise the art for which he is fitted. George William Russell Read Quote
