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George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Irish Dramatist
Born: Jul 26, 1856
Died: Nov 2, 1950
He Man Men People World You
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Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw
Life Yourself Finding Finding Yourself About Creating
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw
Change Progress Impossible Minds Those Without Anything Cannot Who
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. George Bernard Shaw
Wisdom Future Wise Responsibility Made Past Our Recollection
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. George Bernard Shaw
You Yourself World Better Must See Window Clean Through Which Keep Bright
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. George Bernard Shaw
Old Because Stop Grow Playing
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. George Bernard Shaw
Knowledge Ignorance Dangerous More Beware False Than
You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul. George Bernard Shaw
Art You Soul Face Mirror See Glass Use Your Works
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable. George Bernard Shaw
Art Reality World Would Unbearable Make Without
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. George Bernard Shaw
Myself Conversation Communication Adds Spice Often Quote
Youth is wasted on the young. George Bernard Shaw
Youth Young Wasted
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. George Bernard Shaw
Success Time Mistakes Making Mistakes Consist Never Does Making Same Second
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. George Bernard Shaw
Men Fools Power Corrupt Does However Get Position
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn. George Bernard Shaw
Silence Perfect Most Scorn Expression
The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react. George Bernard Shaw
Numerous Once Possibilities React Decide Act
If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience. George Bernard Shaw
History Man Learning Experience History Repeats Itself Must Always How Repeats Itself Unexpected Happens Incapable
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
Democracy Better Shall Device Governed Than Deserve
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw
You Patriotism Superior Country Conviction Others Born Because Were Your
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will. George Bernard Shaw
You Will Beginning Creation Imagination Create Last Desire Imagine
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. George Bernard Shaw
Liar Believe Else Punishment He Least Anyone Anyone Else Cannot Believed
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. George Bernard Shaw
Power Those Observation Got Accurate Commonly Who Cynicism
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
Man Woman Marriage Entered Window Alliance Open Anniversary Who Shut Sleep
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education. George Bernard Shaw
Education Art Science Fool Pedantry Digest Philosophy Folly Superstition Brain Hence University
A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. George Bernard Shaw
World Gentleman Out More He Puts Takes Than Who
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. George Bernard Shaw
Love Love Is First Only Foolishness First Love Lot Curiosity Little
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity. George Bernard Shaw
Hate Our Worst Indifferent Toward Sin Fellow Fellow Creatures Essence Them Inhumanity Creatures
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
People World Circumstances Find Look Make Up Get Want Them Who
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