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Famous George Bernard Shaw Quotes
“[Man] progresses in all things by making a fool of himself.”
“It seems as though every time you learn something new you have to give up something.”
“I never accepted a knighthood because to me, is honour enough?”
“The righteous man takes his life in his hand whenever he utters the truth.”
“If you cannot attain knowledge without torturing a dog, you must do without knowledge.”
“Only fools repeat the same things over and over, expecting to obtain different results.”
“Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something.”
“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”
“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”
“Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.”
“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.”
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
“First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.”
“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”
“If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.”
“Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.”
“Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.”
“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.”
“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.”
“He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.”