George Bernard Shaw ( 10 of 199 )
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering.
Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have
only shifted it to another shoulder.
Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have
only shifted it to another shoulder.
My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately.
My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately.
An Irishman's heart is nothing but his imagination.
An Irishman's heart is nothing but his imagination.
The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.
The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
Of all human struggles there is none so treacherous and
remorseless as the struggle between the artist man and read more
Of all human struggles there is none so treacherous and
remorseless as the struggle between the artist man and the mother
woman.
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself.
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself.
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
