George Bernard Shaw
Ireland
26 Jul 1856 // 2 Nov 1950
Playwright / Critical
26 Jul 1856 // 2 Nov 1950
Playwright / Critical
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Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake
It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief
I have to live for others and not for myself; that's middle class morality
I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are they must be using the earth as their lunatic asylum
He who has never hoped can never despair
Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort
Get married, but never to a man who is home all day
Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom
Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is Genius
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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