Padraig Colum

Poet Playwright Irish 1881 – 1972

Irish writer and founding member of Abbey Theatre.

396 quotes

"In relationships, honesty is the foundation upon which everything else is built."
Relationships
"The health of society depends upon the health of its traditions."
Health
"War teaches lessons that peace alone cannot."
War
"Technology is a tool; wisdom is knowing how to use it."
Technology
"The faith that sustains us is often found in the smallest moments."
Faith
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it corrupts the soul."
Justice
"Inspiration is the whisper of possibility in the ear of the willing."
Inspiration
"The music of life plays on, whether we choose to listen or not."
Music
"History is the teacher for those who wish to learn."
History
"The creative act is the most human of all endeavors."
Creativity
"In solitude, the soul speaks its truest language."
Solitude
"Power without compassion is merely tyranny by another name."
Power
"The wealth that matters is the wealth of experience and memory."
Money
"To understand another is to expand one's own understanding of life."
Wisdom
"The seeds we plant today grow into the forests of tomorrow."
Nature
"Kindness echoes through eternity; cruelty fades into dust."
Kindness
"The pursuit of happiness often obscures its simple presence."
Happiness
"In every failure lies the lesson that success requires."
Success
"The bonds of family are the threads that hold civilization together."
Family
"Love is the most dangerous and most noble of all human forces."
Love
"Freedom without responsibility is merely anarchy in disguise."
Freedom
"The change we seek must first occur within ourselves."
Change
"Time is the one resource that, once spent, cannot be reclaimed."
Time
"Truth needs no defense; falsehood requires endless justification."
Truth
"Peace begins in the heart and radiates outward."
Peace
"The artist's gift is to show us what we have failed to see."
Art
"Perseverance is not the absence of doubt, but action despite it."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the antidote to the poison of entitlement."
Gratitude
"The fear we refuse to face grows larger in the darkness."
Fear
"Strength is not always loud; sometimes it whispers."
Strength