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Speaking of ethnic pride and alcohol, St. Patrick’s Day is drawing nigh. Would-be bacchanalians are urged to curl up instead with the book “A Gift of Irish Wisdom,” a hymn to Irish wordsmithery and scenery compiled by Cyril and Renee Reilly. A sampler:
“Think where man’s glory most begins and ends/And say my glory was I had such friends.”–William B. Yeats
“We Irish . . . never hesitate to give a serious thought the benefit and halo of a laugh.”–Sean O’Casey
“Wherever the world is heading, head the other way.”–Michael MacGowan
“It’s easy to halve the potato where there’s love.”–Irish proverb
