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George Bernard Shaw: Men are wise...

George Bernard Shaw: Men are wise...

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

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George Bernard Shaw: This is the...

George Bernard Shaw: This is the...

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being...

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George Bernard Shaw: A pessimist is...

George Bernard Shaw: A pessimist is...

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself.

Source: In The...

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George Bernard Shaw: Cruelty would be...

George Bernard Shaw: Cruelty would be...

Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't really...

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George Bernard Shaw: Always let your...

George Bernard Shaw: Always let your...

Always let your flattery be seen through for what really flatters a man is that you think him worth...

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George Bernard Shaw: An Englishman thinks...

George Bernard Shaw: An Englishman thinks...

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

Source: 'Man and...

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George Bernard Shaw: Am reserving two...

George Bernard Shaw: Am reserving two...

Am reserving two tickets for you for my premi?re. Come and bring a friend if you have one.

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George Bernard Shaw: Cusins is a...

George Bernard Shaw: Cusins is a...

Cusins is a very nice fellow, certainly: nobody would ever guess that he was born in...

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George Bernard Shaw: Assassination is the...

George Bernard Shaw: Assassination is the...

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Source: The Shewing-Up of Blanco...

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George Bernard Shaw: He is a...

George Bernard Shaw: He is a...

He is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of...

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George Bernard Shaw: Assassination: the extreme...

George Bernard Shaw: Assassination: the extreme...

Assassination: the extreme form of censorship.

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-- George Bernard Shaw,...

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George Bernard Shaw: I hate, performers...

George Bernard Shaw: I hate, performers...

I hate, performers who debase great works of art; I long for their annihilation.

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George Bernard Shaw: Do not waste...

George Bernard Shaw: Do not waste...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is poverty; what is the matter with the...

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George Bernard Shaw: I began as...

George Bernard Shaw: I began as...

I began as a passion and ended as a habit, like all husbands.

Source: In Webster's...

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George Bernard Shaw: Go anywhere in...

George Bernard Shaw: Go anywhere in...

Go anywhere in England where there are natural, wholesome, contented, and really nice English people; and what do you...

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George Bernard Shaw: Do you know...

George Bernard Shaw: Do you know...

Do you know what a pessimist is? A man who thinks everybody as nasty as himself, and hates them for...

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George Bernard Shaw: If all economists...

George Bernard Shaw: If all economists...

If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.

Source:...

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George Bernard Shaw: I am sure...

George Bernard Shaw: I am sure...

I am sure that if people had to choose between living where the noise of children never stopped and where it was never...

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George Bernard Shaw: Imprisonment is as...

George Bernard Shaw: Imprisonment is as...

Imprisonment is as irrevocable as death.

Source: Maxims for Revolutionists
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George Bernard Shaw: Find enough clever...

George Bernard Shaw: Find enough clever...

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and you're a...

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