George Bernard Shaw
Ireland
26 Jul 1856 // 2 Nov 1950
Playwright / Critical
26 Jul 1856 // 2 Nov 1950
Playwright / Critical
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Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else
Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it
Lack of money is the root of all evil
It's so hard to know what to do when one wishes earnestly to do right
It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics
It is most unwise for people in love to marry
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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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