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George Bernard Shaw: The British churchgoer...

George Bernard Shaw: The British churchgoer...

The British churchgoer prefers a severe preacher because he thinks a few home truths will do his neighbours no...

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George Bernard Shaw: Old men are...

George Bernard Shaw: Old men are...

Old men are dangerous; it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

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George Bernard Shaw: The notion that...

George Bernard Shaw: The notion that...

The notion that disarmament can put a stop to war is contradicted by the nearest dogfight.

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George Bernard Shaw: Self-denial is not...

George Bernard Shaw: Self-denial is not...

Self-denial is not a virtue: it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.

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James Matthew Barrie: Life is a...

James Matthew Barrie: Life is a...

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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James Matthew Barrie: Men's second childhood...

James Matthew Barrie: Men's second childhood...

Men's second childhood begins when a woman gets a hold of him.

Source: In The...

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James Matthew Barrie: To die will...

James Matthew Barrie: To die will...

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

Source: Peter Pan, III
-- James Matthew...

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James Matthew Barrie: You must have...

James Matthew Barrie: You must have...

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we...

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J B Priestley: Our great-grandchildren, when...

J B Priestley: Our great-grandchildren, when...

Our great-grandchildren, when they learn how we began this war by snatching glory out of defeat . . . may also learn...

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Walter Bagehot: History is strewn...

Walter Bagehot: History is strewn...

History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have gained a little progressiveness at the cost of a great deal of...

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Walter Bagehot: Progress would not...

Walter Bagehot: Progress would not...

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late...

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Brian Tracy: Winners make a...

Brian Tracy: Winners make a...

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the...

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G C Lichtenberg: If moderation is...

G C Lichtenberg: If moderation is...

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

Source: In Webster's...

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G C Lichtenberg: Honest, unaffected distrust...

G C Lichtenberg: Honest, unaffected distrust...

Honest, unaffected distrust of the powers of man is the surest sign of intelligence.

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G C Lichtenberg: It is a...

G C Lichtenberg: It is a...

It is a question whether, when we break a murderer on the wheel, we do not fall into the error a child makes when it...

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G C Lichtenberg: If all mankind...

G C Lichtenberg: If all mankind...

If all mankind were to suddenly practice honesty, thousands of people would be sure to...

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G C Lichtenberg: If people are...

G C Lichtenberg: If people are...

If people are taught how to think and not always what to think, a false concept will be guarded...

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G C Lichtenberg: The second sight...

G C Lichtenberg: The second sight...

The second sight possessed by the Highlanders in Scotland is actually a foreknowledge of future events. I believe...

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G C Lichtenberg: The greatest events...

G C Lichtenberg: The greatest events...

The greatest events occur without intention playing any part in them; chance makes good mistakes and undoes the most...

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G C Lichtenberg: The sure conviction...

G C Lichtenberg: The sure conviction...

The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are...

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