A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find. — James Stephens Copy Share Image
“Fionn went [...] to carve a name for himself that will live while Time has an ear and knows an Irishman” — James Stephens Time Copy Share Image
To understand the theory which underlies all things is not sufficient. Theory is but the preparation for practice. — James Stephens Copy Share Image
“Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it, said the Philosopher.” — James Stephens Death Copy Share Image
Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it. — James Stephens Death Copy Share Image
I would think Until I found Something I can never find; - Something Lying On the ground, In the bottom Of my… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
Under all wrongdoing lies personal vanity or the feeling that we are endowed and privileged beyond our fellows. — James Stephens Copy Share Image
Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory — James Stephens Forgetfulness Copy Share Image
God did not need any assistance, but man did; bitterly he wanted it, and the giving of such assistance was the proper… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
There is no tragedy more woeful than the victory of hate, nor any attainment so hopelessly barren as the sterility of that… — James Stephens Achievement Copy Share Image
Man works outwardly and inwardly - after rest, he has energy; after energy, he needs repose; so, when we have given instruction… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
“But outside of the North of Ireland there is no religious question, and in the North it is fundamentally more political than… — James Stephens Religion Copy Share Image
The inexorable compulsion of all things is towards health or destruction, life or death, and we hasten our joys or our woes… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
Knowledge, may it be said, is higher than magic and is more to be sought. It is quite possible to see what… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
The trouble of the king becomes the trouble of the subject, for how shall we live if judgement is withheld, or if… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
“The toxin generates the anti-toxin. The end lies concealed in the beginning. All bodies grow around a skeleton. Life is a petticoat… — James Stephens Death Copy Share Image
To ask questions can become the laziest and wobbliest occupation of a mind, but when you must yourself answer the problem that… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
If men understood domestic economy half as well as women do, then their political economy and their entire consequent statecraft would not… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
Because our lives are cowardly and sly, Because we do not dare to take or give, Because we scowl and pass each… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both… — James Stephens Birds Copy Share Image
My three-thousand mile walk through Ireland convinced me of one thing - the possibility of organising a proper movement for the independence… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
![“Fionn went [...] to carve a name for himself that will live while Time has an ear and knows an Irishman” quote by James Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/james-stephens-11194_quote_fionn-went-to-carve-a-name-for-himself-t_1045615.jpg)
