Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud..

Every pint bottle should contain a quart..

Herodotus is not more indisputably the father of history than is Sir Boyle Roche the father of Bulls. No doubt there were makers of bulls before his ….

Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us?.

The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens..

A man could not be in two places at the same time unless he were a bird..

Single misfortunes never come alone, and the greatest of all national calamities is generally followed by one greater..

At present there are such goings-on that everything is at a standstill..

We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech..

P.S. If you do not receive this, of course it must have been miscarried; therefore I beg you to write and let me know..

There is no Levitical decree between nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister..

Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother..

How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird?.

Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue..

All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand..

The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump..

A quart bottle should hold a quart..

The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full..

Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom..