Saint Patrick's Day Quotes
No Irish collection sits under this page. It comes from two others, luck and friendship, which is about as close as a mechanical match can get to a day of toasts. The luck page leans on Seneca, Livy and Shakespeare, and on Horace’s complaint about Fortune, so expect fortune in the Roman sense rather than the four-leaf kind.
Two of its entries, from Torquato Tasso, are flagged misattributed. If you want an Irish writer, use the search box. Wilde and Shaw are both on the site.
Most quoted on saint patrick's day:
The value of friendship is immeasurable, as it enriches our lives in ways we never thought possible.
Contentment with poverty is Fortune's best gift:
Riches and Honour are the handmaids of Disaster.
Friendship is always helpful, but love sometimes even does harm
Stick with it, Xanthus. There are fortunes to be made out of bristle for a man with deft hands.
Fame and Fortune are just a bonus, an added plus. It doesn’t define who I am.