George Bernard Shaw quotes - page 22

A miracle is an event which creates faith. That is the purpose and nature of miracles. . . . Frauds deceive. An event which creates faith does not deceive therefore it is not a fraud, but a miracle. (George Bernard Shaw)
Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man. View quote
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All evolution in thought and conduct must at first appear as heresy and misconduct. View quote
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Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one and that one is his cowardice. View quote
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A doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care. View quote
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Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible and don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon. View quote
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We want a few mad people now. See where the sane ones have landed us. View quote
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Alcohol is a very necessary article . . . It enables Parliament to do things at eleven at night that no sane person would do at eleven in the morning. View quote
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A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned. View quote
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Titles distinguish the mediocre, embarrass the superior, and are disgraced by the inferior. View quote
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The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living as seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art. (George Bernard Shaw)
Reminiscences make one feel so deliciously aged and sad. View quote
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Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake. View quote
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All sorts of bodily diseases are produced by half used minds. View quote
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I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going. View quote
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A genius is a person who is seeing further and probing deeper than other people has a different set of ethical valuations from their and has energy enough to give effect to this extra vision and its valuations in whatever manner best suits his or her. View quote
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Success covers a multitude of blunders. View quote
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Man is unique in that he has plans, purpose and goals which require the need for criteria of choice. The need for ethical value is within man whose future may largely be determined by the choice he make. View quote
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And so, to the end of history, murder shall breed murder, always in the name of right and honor and peace, until the gods are tired of blood and create a race that can understand. View quote
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To the person with a toothache, even if the world is tottering, there is nothing more important than a visit to a dentist. View quote
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Englishmen never will be slaves they are free to do whatever the Government and public opinion allow them to do. (George Bernard Shaw)
The early Christian rules of life were not made to last, because the early Christians did not believe that the world itself was going to last. View quote
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When you prevent me from doing anything I want to do, that is persecution; when I prevent you from doing anything you want to do, that is law, order, and morals. View quote
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Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it. View quote
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Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste. View quote
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