George Bernard Shaw ( 10 of 199 )
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting woman would take advantage of read more
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting woman would take advantage of it.
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.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. read more
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you read more
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.
The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive
at a reasonable conclusion, we still. read more
The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive
at a reasonable conclusion, we still. . . must close our minds
for the moment with a snap, and act dogmatically on our
conclusions.
A healthy nation is as unconscious of its nationality as a
healthy man of his bones. But if you read more
A healthy nation is as unconscious of its nationality as a
healthy man of his bones. But if you break a nation's
nationality it will think of nothing else but getting it set
again.
I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.
I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he read more
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.
