Irish Linen Fabric

Famous quotes containing the words irish, linen and/or fabric:

    “I hope you will not be washed away by the Irish sea.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “It is not linen you’re wearing out
    But human creatures’ lives!
    Stitch—stitch—stitch,
    In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
    Sewing at once, with a double thread,
    A Shroud as well as a Shirt.”
    —Thomas Hood (1799–1845)

    “Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.”
    —Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)