The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAWHell is full of musical amateurs.
More George Bernard Shaw Quotes
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You see things; you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‘Why not?
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Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.
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Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great.
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Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men’s imperfections, and conceal your own.
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As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.
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You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.
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The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.
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No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means
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Independence? That’s middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.
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Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
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Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
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If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.
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Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery – it’s the sincerest form of learning.
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When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.
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The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
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