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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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Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get. George Bernard Shaw
You Care Will Take Take Care Like Forced Get
The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel. George Bernard Shaw
Man Woman Quarrel How Test Behave Breeding
Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself. George Bernard Shaw
Forgiveness You Man Yourself Neither He Beware Return Does Nor Blow Forgive Forgives Your Who
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
Argument Become Believe See Something Blind Want Against Moment Suddenly
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. George Bernard Shaw
Man He Sport Him Calls Tiger Ferocity Wants
Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. George Bernard Shaw
Class Soul Independence Every Earth Blasphemy Another Dependent Middle Middle Class Us
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. George Bernard Shaw
Religion Bible Man Says He Always Convinced Means Ever Believes
Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else. George Bernard Shaw
Love Exaggeration Love Is Everybody Everybody Else Else Between Person Difference Gross
He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career. George Bernard Shaw
Political Nothing Everything Points He Clearly Knows Political Career Thinks Career
Science never solves a problem without creating ten more. George Bernard Shaw
Science Problem Ten More Never Without Creating
Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire. George Bernard Shaw
Dancing Horizontal Perpendicular Expression Desire
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid. George Bernard Shaw
You Dangerous Stupid Unless Sincere Also
All great truths begin as blasphemies. George Bernard Shaw
Truth Great Begin Truths
Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English. George Bernard Shaw
Communism Socialism Better Only Same English
Most people do not pray; they only beg. George Bernard Shaw
People Only Most Pray Beg
There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot. George Bernard Shaw
Dangerous Nothing More Than Bigot Conscience
An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it. George Bernard Shaw
Soul Battle Election Every Bath Bad Moral Horror Except Concerned Blood Mud
The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship. George Bernard Shaw
Progress Censorship First Removal Condition
If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion. George Bernard Shaw
Never Economists Reach Conclusion Were End Laid
I'm an atheist and I thank God for it. George Bernard Shaw
God Atheist Thank God Thank
Lack of money is the root of all evil. George Bernard Shaw
Money Evil Lack Root
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
Man More Fact Point Drunken Than Happier Sober Skeptic Believer
Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. George Bernard Shaw
Capitalism Power Our Backed Destroyed Self Force Self-Interest Effective Any Interest Belief
Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination. George Bernard Shaw
Made Born Kings Hallucination Artificial
It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace. George Bernard Shaw
Happiness Broken Peace Heart Feeling Matters Beginning Nothing Pain Our More Mercifully Beyond Powers Sort End Curious Goes Any Sensation Burned Boats Nothing Matters Your
In socialism, private property is anathema, and equal distribution of income the first consideration. In capitalism, private property is cardinal, and distribution left to ensue from the play of free contract and selfish interest on that basis, no matter what anomalies it may present. George Bernard Shaw
Capitalism Property Selfish Socialism Matter Free First Consideration Anathema Distribution Equal Private Contract Private Property Left May Interest Income Play Cardinal Present Basis
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