John Boyle O'Reilly
John Boyle O'Reilly
John Boyle O'Reillywas an Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer. As a youth in Ireland, he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenians, for which he was transported to Western Australia. After escaping to the United States, he became a prominent spokesperson for the Irish community and culture, through his editorship of the Boston newspaper The Pilot, his prolific writing, and his lecture tours...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth28 June 1844
CountryIreland
... every man on the planet Has just as much right as yourself to the road.
Too late we learn, a man must hold his friend Unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end.
The world is large when its weary leagues two loving hearts divide; But the world is small when your enemy is loose on the other side.
The wealth of mankind is the wisdom they leave.