John Philpot Curran
John Philpot Curran
John Philpot Curranwas an Irish orator, politician, wit, lawyer and judge, who held the office of Master of the Rolls in Ireland...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth24 July 1750
CountryIreland
fate men rights
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.
criminal-mind ghost murderer
I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost.
blow reason strikes
But as in wailing there's nought availing, And Death unfailing will strike the blow, Then for that reason, and for a season, Let us be merry before we go.
night doctors dear-god
My dear doctor, I am surprised to hear you say that I am coughing very badly, as I have been practising all night.
metaphor i-can
When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor.