Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAWYouth is wasted on the young.
More George Bernard Shaw Quotes
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Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
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My way of joking is to tell the truth. It’s the funniest joke in the world.
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The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.
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Hell is full of musical amateurs.
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There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.
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Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
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The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
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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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Hatred is the coward’s revenge for being intimidated.
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I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
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A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million eggs in order that one may reach maturity.
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You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.
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When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.
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You have learnt something. That always feels at first as if you have lost something.
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Whisky is liquid sunshine.
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