George Bernard Shaw
Ireland
26 Jul 1856 // 2 Nov 1950
Playwright / Critical
26 Jul 1856 // 2 Nov 1950
Playwright / Critical
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I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation
I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it
I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worthwhile
I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad
Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo
Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches
He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
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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Essays