George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Irish - Dramatist | July 26, 1856 - November 2, 1950

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

George Bernard Shaw

FutureWisdomResponsibilityPast

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

George Bernard Shaw

CommunicationProblemIllusionPlace

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

George Bernard Shaw

ChangeProgressImpossibleMindsWho

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.

George Bernard Shaw

MirrorArtSoulFaceYouGlass

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

George Bernard Shaw

WisdomKnowledgeIgnoranceDangerous

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

George Bernard Shaw

YourselfWindowWorldBetterYou

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

George Bernard Shaw

SilencePerfectExpressionMost

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

George Bernard Shaw

LifeAlcoholEndureAnesthesiaWhich

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

George Bernard Shaw

LearningLongYouDirtyPigNever

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

George Bernard Shaw

LifeYourselfFindingCreatingAbout

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

George Bernard Shaw

FamilyHappyHeavenEarlier

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

George Bernard Shaw

FunnyGovernmentSupportDependPay

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