Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when the tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. – George Bernard Shaw
The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not. – George Bernard Shaw
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it. – George Bernard Shaw
You’ll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. – George Bernard Shaw
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. – George Bernard Shaw
People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them. – George Bernard Shaw
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. – George Bernard Shaw
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it. – George Bernard Shaw
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty. -George Bernard Shaw
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. – George Bernard Shaw
The only person who acts sensibly is my tailor. He takes my measure anew every time he sees me. Everyone else goes by their old measurements. – George Bernard Shaw
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. – George Bernard Shaw
Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance. – George Bernard Shaw
Who is this Baby Ruth? And what does she do? – George Bernard Shaw
Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have only shifted it to another shoulder – George Bernard Shaw
A fool’s brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education. – George Bernard Shaw
To be in Hell is to drift: to be in Heaven is to steer. – George Bernard Shaw
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering. – George Bernard Shaw
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always rely on the support of Paul. – George Bernard Shaw
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