George Bernard Shaw quotes

 quotes - Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.

“Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.”

— George Bernard Shaw

 quotes - Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.

“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.”

— George Bernard Shaw

 quotes - Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

“Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.”

— George Bernard Shaw

 quotes - Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.

“Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Youth is wasted on the young.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“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.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.”

— George Bernard Shaw

“The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.”

— George Bernard Shaw