Pietro Aretino was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer, who wielded immense influence on contemporary art and politics and invented modern literate pornography.
I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. friendship & wisdom
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies. love, relationships & truth
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 thoughts from John Millington Synge
3 thoughts from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 thoughts from William Butler Yeats
28 thoughts from William Butler Yeats
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 views from Dave Barry
27 views from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other views from Winston Churchill
74 other views from Winston Churchill