Padraig Colum

Poet Playwright Irish 1881 – 1972

Irish writer and founding member of Abbey Theatre.

396 quotes

"Time is both our greatest enemy and greatest teacher."
Time
"The creative spirit cannot be contained or controlled."
Creativity
"Love is the only force that multiplies when divided."
Love
"Dreams deferred become the regrets of the elderly."
Dreams
"Kindness returns in ways we never expect."
Kindness
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of freedom."
Knowledge
"Leadership begins with the courage to stand alone."
Leadership
"Success without integrity is merely accumulation."
Success
"Perseverance is the slow accumulation of small victories."
Perseverance
"Gratitude transforms abundance into wealth."
Gratitude
"The philosopher questions; the fool accepts."
Philosophy
"Every adventure changes the adventurer."
Adventure
"Music speaks what words cannot express."
Music
"Faith is the hand that reaches beyond sight."
Faith
"The measure of a leader is their legacy."
Leadership
"Success is the child of preparation and opportunity."
Success
"Patience is the price of great things."
Patience
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Power
"Motivation dies without purpose."
Motivation
"Inspiration is contagious; spread it freely."
Inspiration
"Relationships require the courage to be vulnerable."
Relationships
"The classroom is where futures are born."
Education
"Truth is the only solid ground in a shifting world."
Truth
"Health is the silent wealth of the contented."
Health
"A poet creates new realities with words."
Creativity
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Justice
"Imagination is the birthplace of all innovation."
Imagination
"Technology amplifies both our virtues and our vices."
Technology
"History is the teacher of those willing to learn."
History
"The old writers, the classic writers, somehow exhaled poetry naturally in the course of telling their stories."
Literature