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Wednesday March 12th, 2025

Richard Cecil Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: Nov 8, 1748
  • Died: Aug 15, 1810

Richard Cecil was a leading Evangelical Anglican clergyman of the 18th and 19th centuries.

The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant. knowledge

Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes. wisdom

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more views from John Millington Synge

3 more views from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

74 quotes from Winston Churchill