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The only man who behaved sensi...

The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor; he took my measurement anew every time he saw me, while all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit me.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

My situation is a solemn one. ...

My situation is a solemn one. Life is offered to me on condition of eating beefsteaks. But death is better than cannibalism. My will contains directions for my funeral, which will be followed not by mourning coaches, but by oxen, sheep, flocks of poultry, and a small traveling aquarium of live fish, all wearing white scarf's in honor of the man who perished rather than eat his fellow creatures.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

Every man over forty is a scou...

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

What we want is to see the chi...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

Life does not cease to be funn...

Life does not cease to be funny when people die; any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

Life is no brief candle to me....

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

First love is only a little fo...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting woman would take advantage of it.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

A pessimist is a man who think...

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

No question is so difficult to...

No question is so difficult to answer as that which the answer is obvious.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

I often quote myself. It adds...

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. ЂўGeorge Bernard Shaw It is better to be quotable than to be honest. ЂўTom Stoppard Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations. ЂўOrson Welles Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

Virtue is insufficient temptat...

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

Better keep yourself clean and...

Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

Even the youngest of us may b...

Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

Martyrdom is the only way a ma...

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

Life would be tolerable but f...

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

If you cannot get rid of the f...

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

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

Hatred is the coward's revenge...

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

The power of accurate observat...

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

In this world there is always ...

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

When a stupid man is doing so...

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

George Bernard Shaw 1763 quotes

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