George Bernard Shaw ( 10 of 199 )
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold read more
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations.
A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you read more
A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you can have no conception.
As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.
As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.
Nobody can say a word against Greek: it stamps a man at once as
an educated gentlemen.
Nobody can say a word against Greek: it stamps a man at once as
an educated gentlemen.
Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good read more
Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.
The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.
The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.
Taste: a quality possessed by persons without originality or moral courage.
Taste: a quality possessed by persons without originality or moral courage.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll
be happy; if not, you'll read more
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll
be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.
