George Bernard Shaw
Ireland
26 Jul 1856 // 2 Nov 1950
Playwright / Critical
26 Jul 1856 // 2 Nov 1950
Playwright / Critical
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Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity
Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week
Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious
Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough
Every person who has mastered a profession is a skeptic concerning it
Every man over forty is a scoundrel
Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed
Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same
Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve
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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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