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Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. George Bernard Shaw
Tyranny Beauty Short-Lived
You have learnt something. That always feels at first as if you had lost something. George Bernard Shaw
You First Lost Something Had Feels Always Learnt
Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does. George Bernard Shaw
Nature Man First Before Breath Tree Nine Nine Months Months Draws Except He Well Does Affairs His
Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course. George Bernard Shaw
Fire National Painting Would Course Door Which Gallery Nearest Save
The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years. George Bernard Shaw
Animal Natural Affection Term Years Offspring Six Human Human Animal
The heretic is always better dead. And mortal eyes cannot distinguish the saint from the heretic. George Bernard Shaw
Eyes Better Distinguish Mortal Dead Always Saint Cannot Heretic
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child. George Bernard Shaw
Knowledge See Pursuit Child Want
Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when it has been in the house three days? George Bernard Shaw
Three First Beauty Sight Has-Been Days House Well Looks Been Very Who Ever
It is most unwise for people in love to marry. George Bernard Shaw
Love People Marry Most Unwise
If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves. George Bernard Shaw
You Better Neighbour Halves Your Injure
A man who has no office to go, to I don't care who he is, is a trial of which you can have no conception. George Bernard Shaw
You Man Care Trial He Conception Go Office dont Care Which Who
The only fundamental and possible socialism is the socialisation of the selective breeding of man. George Bernard Shaw
Man Socialism Possible Only Selective Breeding Fundamental
My method of getting a play across the footlights is like a revolver shooting: every line has a bullet in it and comes with an explosion. George Bernard Shaw
Every Like Bullet Method Line Shooting Revolver Getting Across Explosion Play
I have a strong feeling that I shall be glad when I am dead and done for - scrapped at last to make room for somebody better, cleverer, more perfect than myself. George Bernard Shaw
Myself Strong Better Somebody Feeling Strong Feeling More Shall Perfect Glad Dead Make Am Than Done Room Last
An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable. George Bernard Shaw
Moral Only Uncomfortable He Englishman Thinks
I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad. George Bernard Shaw
Home Travel Feeling Abroad Am Dislike
Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent. George Bernard Shaw
Life Death Men Eminent Reveals Levels
In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it's more dangerous to lose than to win. George Bernard Shaw
Knowledge You Fight Battle Dangerous Win Lose More Hot Make Blood Than Little Need
Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and you're a Shakespeare. George Bernard Shaw
You Clever Down Enough Say Minister Find Shakespeare Write Prime Prime Minister Them Things
We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. George Bernard Shaw
Soul Every Earth Another Dependent Us
Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done. George Bernard Shaw
World Men Nothing Until Another Done Prepared Ever
An index is a great leveller. George Bernard Shaw
Great
Give a man health and a course to steer, and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not. George Bernard Shaw
Health Man Happy Trouble About Give Steer Never He Never Stop Course Stop Whether
Property is organized robbery. George Bernard Shaw
Property Robbery Organized
What is virtue but the Trade Unionism of the married? George Bernard Shaw
Virtue Married Trade Unionism
I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence. George Bernard Shaw
You Intelligence Seriously Would Would-Be Take Like Affront Your
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