Douglas Hyde

3 quotes in the MindQuotes library.

first President of Ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist (1860-1949)

* 1860-01-17 — † 1949-07-12

“It is not necessary to climb to the top of the tree to see the whole wood.”

— Douglas Hyde Theme · Sagesse

“The language of a nation is the soul of that nation.”

“We must not forget that the Irish language is the greatest treasure we possess.”