George Bernard Shaw Quotes

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

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

George Bernard Shaw

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Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

George Bernard Shaw

DemocracyBetterDeserveThanDevice

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

George Bernard Shaw

LoveLove IsCuriosityFirstLittle

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

George Bernard Shaw

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I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

George Bernard Shaw

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The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

George Bernard Shaw

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You cannot be a hero without being a coward.

George Bernard Shaw

HeroYouCowardWithoutBeing

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

George Bernard Shaw

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When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.

George Bernard Shaw

ManTigerHimHeWantsFerocity

I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.

George Bernard Shaw

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If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.

George Bernard Shaw

FinanceEndReachNeverEconomists

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

George Bernard Shaw

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