George Bernard Shaw ( 10 of 199 )
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.
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to
alter it every six months.
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to
alter it every six months.
Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be read more
Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
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.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's
desire. The other is to get read more
There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's
desire. The other is to get it.
Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good read more
Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.
When we know what God is, we shall be gods ourselves.
When we know what God is, we shall be gods ourselves.
Commemoration of Richard Baxter, Priest, Hymnographer, Teacher, 1691 If bodies please thee, praise God on occasion of them, and read more
Commemoration of Richard Baxter, Priest, Hymnographer, Teacher, 1691 If bodies please thee, praise God on occasion of them, and turn back thy love upon their Maker; lest in these things which please thee, thou displease. If souls please thee, be they loved in God: for they too are mutable, but in Him they are firmly established. ... The Confessions of St. Augustine June 15, 1996 Feast of Evelyn Underhill, Mystical Writer, 1941 Jesus remains unshaken as the practical man; and we stand exposed as the fools, the blunderers, the unpractical visionaries.
