Only in books has mankind known perfect truth, love and beauty.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAWThe most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.
More George Bernard Shaw Quotes
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Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
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To be in hell is to drift; to be in heaven is to steer.
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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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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.
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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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Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
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If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
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All great truths begin as blasphemies.
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A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.
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Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.
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Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.
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The liar’s punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
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Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness.
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