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George Bernard Shaw Quotes

George Bernard Shaw quotes

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

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George Bernard Shaw quote: "The word morality, if we met it in the Bible, would surprise..."
The word morality, if we met it in the Bible, would surprise us as much as the word telephone or motor car. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately,..."
She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "The English are not a very spiritual people, so they invented..."
The English are not a very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "The thought of two thousand people crunching celery at the..."
The thought of two thousand people crunching celery at the same time horrified me. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are..."
Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men. 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
An author who gives a manager or publisher any rights in his work except those immediately and specifically required for its publication or performance is for business purposes an imbecile. George Bernard Shaw
Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "Hell, they says, is paved with good intentions."
Hell, they says, is paved with good intentions. 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: "If women were particular about men's characters, they would..."
If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the..."
Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the damned. May not one lost soul be permitted to abstain? George Bernard Shaw
Marriage is to me apostasy, profanation of the sanctuary of my soul, violation of my manhood, sale of my birthright, shameful surrender, ignominious capitulation, acceptance of defeat. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw quote: "Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's..."
Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own. George Bernard Shaw
Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open. George Bernard Shaw

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