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George Bernard Shaw Quotes

George Bernard Shaw quotes about believe

Irish Playwright, Writer July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950

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The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality of happiness, and by no means a necessity of life. George Bernard Shaw
I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion for from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in... George Bernard Shaw
I have studied him (Muhammad PBUH) - the wonderful man and in my opinion for from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Savior of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness. George Bernard Shaw
Everybody has choices, Mother. The poorest girl alive may not be able to choose between being Queen of England or Principal of Newnham; but she can choose between rag-picking and flower-selling, according to her taste. People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are..."
Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature! George Bernard Shaw
[Chess] is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is..."
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read..."
Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not..."
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. George Bernard Shaw
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed,..."
What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts. George Bernard Shaw
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. George Bernard Shaw

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