George Bernard Shaw ( 10 of 199 )
My situation is a solemn one. Life is offered to me on condition of eating beefsteaks. But death is better read more
My situation is a solemn one. Life is offered to me on condition of eating beefsteaks. But death is better than cannibalism. My will contains directions for my funeral, which will be followed not by mourning coaches, but by oxen, sheep, flocks of poultry, and a small traveling aquarium of live fish, all wearing white scarf's in honor of the man who perished rather than eat his fellow creatures.
I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is read more
I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes.
Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes.
You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?
You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke
in the world.
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke
in the world.
You see things and you say "Why?"; but I dream things that never were and I say "Why not?".
You see things and you say "Why?"; but I dream things that never were and I say "Why not?".
Life isn't about finding yourself it's about creating yourself.
Life isn't about finding yourself it's about creating yourself.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
