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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
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed. Jonathan Swift
Men Wicked See Never Wonder Often Ashamed Them
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. Oscar Wilde
Book Reading Enjoy Over Cannot Again Use Enjoy Reading
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. Oscar Wilde
Travel Something Never Read Without Always Diary Train Sensational Should
Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. Samuel Beckett
Silence Word Nothingness Every Unnecessary Like Stain
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater. Bono
Great Respect Be Different Great Thing Greater Maybe Different Even United Right Thing
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis. Brendan Behan
People Other Jews Irish Nationality Psychosis
Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable. C. S. Lewis
God Think Easily Finds Mortal Nonsense Questions Quite Which Ask Should
What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument. C. S. Lewis
Nature Man Men Power Other Out Some Some Men Over Instrument Call Turns
People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Edmund Burke
People Will Ancestors Backward Posterity Never Look Who Forward
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
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
I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that's the only way of insuring one's immortality. James Joyce
Will Busy Way Immortality Only Arguing Put Puzzles Over Centuries Meant Many Keep Professors
We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered, we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell. James Stephens
Wise Back Carries Answer Shell Answered Snail Question Questions Get Asking Asking Questions Even
Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest people uneasy is the best bred in the room. Jonathan Swift
Art Best Good People Manners Good Manners Those Easy Makes Making Uneasy Fewest Converse Room Bred Whoever Whom
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. Jonathan Swift
Government Definition Without Governed Very Reason Consent Slavery
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning. Jonathan Swift
Morning Man Late Eminence Lay Never Knew Come Greatness Who
Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching. Oscar Wilde
Teacher Learning Everybody Taken Incapable Teaching Who
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde
Good Advice Oneself Only Never Pass Always Any The Only Thing Good Advice Use Thing
In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever. Oscar Wilde
President Journalism Years Governs Forever America Reigns Ever Four
It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating. Oscar Wilde
Better Permanent Than Fascinating Income
The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic. Oscar Wilde
Critic Educate Artist Public
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