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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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Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. George Bernard Shaw
Dreams Youth Wonderful Crime Wonderful Thing Children Waste Thing
You cannot be a hero without being a coward. George Bernard Shaw
You Coward Hero Without Being Cannot
There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses. George Bernard Shaw
Better Everybody Guesses Secrets Than Kept
I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. George Bernard Shaw
Life Work Own Live Thoroughly More Sake Up Die Want Used Harder Rejoice
People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them. George Bernard Shaw
People Sometimes Become More Attached Than Burdens Them
The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business. George Bernard Shaw
Business People About Know Most None Want Things
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty. George Bernard Shaw
Man Stupid Duty Something He Stupid Man Always Doing His Ashamed
You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. George Bernard Shaw
You Patriotism World Out Never Knock Till Quiet Human Race Human Race
Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. George Bernard Shaw
You Others Do Unto Others Unto Expect Same Tastes May Should
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. George Bernard Shaw
Life Funny People Laugh More Does Cease Ceases Than Die Any Serious
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
Time Matter Poverty Rich Society Questions Social Poor Your Waste
Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads. George Bernard Shaw
Logical Censorship Books Completeness Except Allowed Nobody Read Reads Any Ends
If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters. George Bernard Shaw
You People Will Other Corner Rush Head Smallest Opinions Leave Quarters Your Moment Vacant
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it. George Bernard Shaw
Life Heart Other Contains Tragedies Get Your Desire Two
I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy. George Bernard Shaw
Best Honesty Honesty Is World Before Honestly Our Say Must Make Policy Am The Best Policy Afraid Children Honest
Every man over forty is a scoundrel. George Bernard Shaw
Man Age Every Over Scoundrel Forty Every Man
Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends. George Bernard Shaw
Food Animals Eat Friends
What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts. George Bernard Shaw
Man Assumptions He His May Ascertained Which Acts Believes Creed
Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world. George Bernard Shaw
World Dangerous Matter Old Men Going Happen Them Old Men
The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man. George Bernard Shaw
Man Happy Mistake Rich Everyone Teeth Toothache About Makes Sound Same Rich Man Whose Thinks
Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family. George Bernard Shaw
Service Family Country Perhaps Rendered Greatest Up Anybody Social Mankind Social Service Bring
The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post. George Bernard Shaw
Love Post Entirely Perfect Perfect Love Affair Love Affair Which
Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough. George Bernard Shaw
Time Enough Everybody Everything Later Sooner Sooner Or Later Happens
Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week. George Bernard Shaw
Myself People Made Three Year Few Reputation Think Thinking Once More Week Times Than Few People International Twice Twice A Week Two
The golden rule is that there are no golden rules. George Bernard Shaw
Rule Rules The Golden Rule Golden Golden Rule
The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech. George Bernard Shaw
Conversation Trouble Power She Lacks Her Speech
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