George Bernard Shaw Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old George Bernard Shaw quotes, George Bernard Shaw sayings, and George Bernard Shaw proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it. George Bernard Shaw
Hate is the revenge of a coward intimidated. George Bernard Shaw
I'm not a teacher: only a fellow-traveller of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead- ahead of myself as well as you. George Bernard Shaw
The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves. George Bernard Shaw
A good intention is like the seed of a tree whose fruit we do not know. George Bernard Shaw
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty. George Bernard Shaw
Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it. George Bernard Shaw
There's no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it. George Bernard Shaw
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. George Bernard Shaw
Hell is paved with good intentions, not with bad ones. All men mean well. George Bernard Shaw
We know there is intention and purpose in the universe, because there is intention and purpose in us. George Bernard Shaw
In a hospital they throw you out into the street before you are half cured, but in a nursing home they don't let you out till you are dead. George Bernard Shaw
Crime is only the retail department of what, in wholesale, we call penal law. George Bernard Shaw
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid. George Bernard Shaw
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. George Bernard Shaw
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. George Bernard Shaw
Reason enslaves all whose minds are not strong enough to master her. George Bernard Shaw
The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react. George Bernard Shaw
Those who admire modern civilization usually identify it with the steam engine and the electric telegraph. George Bernard Shaw
Whisky is liquid sunshine. George Bernard Shaw
When a lion meets another with a louder roar, the first lion thinks the last a bore. George Bernard Shaw
Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. George Bernard Shaw
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. George Bernard Shaw
In order to fully realize how bad a popular play can be, it is necessary to see it twice. George Bernard Shaw
Obedience simulates subordination as fear of the police simulates honesty. George Bernard Shaw
Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't really hurt. George Bernard Shaw
Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance. George Bernard Shaw
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw
The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life. George Bernard Shaw

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