Liquor is the chloroform which enables the poor man to endure the painful operation of living. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW AlcoholChloroformEnableLiquorLiveManOperationPainPoverty
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW CareFunnyHideSearchTruth
It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW CuriousFeelingPainPowerSensation
Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW CrimeCriminalDieLawMan
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW DemocracyDeserveDeviceGovernment
The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW ManPeopleTimeWriting
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW CommunicationIllusionMisunderstandingPlaceProblem
We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW ConsumeHappinessProduce