Author: George Bernard Shaw

Quotes

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

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

- George Bernard Shaw

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

- George Bernard Shaw

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

- George Bernard Shaw

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

- George Bernard Shaw

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.

- George Bernard Shaw

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

- George Bernard Shaw

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.

- George Bernard Shaw

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

- George Bernard Shaw

If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.

If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.

- George Bernard Shaw

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