George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
George Bernard Shaw

Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.
George Bernard Shaw

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.
George Bernard Shaw

Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.
George Bernard Shaw

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

Marriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us.
George Bernard Shaw

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.
George Bernard Shaw

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.
George Bernard Shaw

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.
George Bernard Shaw

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.
George Bernard Shaw

Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles.
George Bernard Shaw

Most people do not pray; they only beg.
George Bernard Shaw

My reputation grows with every failure.
George Bernard Shaw

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.
George Bernard Shaw

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.
George Bernard Shaw

No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.
George Bernard Shaw

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.
George Bernard Shaw

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.
George Bernard Shaw

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.
George Bernard Shaw

Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of food.
George Bernard Shaw

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George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Type: Dramatist Quotes Category: Irish Dramatist Quotes Date of Birth: July 26, 1856 Date of Death: November 2, 1950 Nationality: Irish Find on Amazon: George Bernard Shaw Related Authors: Oscar Wilde Brendan Behan Hugh Leonard John Millington Synge George Farquhar Lady Gregory Charles Macklin Andrew Cherry	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent. George Bernard Shaw Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else. George Bernard Shaw Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long. George Bernard Shaw 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 Marriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us. George Bernard Shaw Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity. George Bernard Shaw Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability. George Bernard Shaw Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience. George Bernard Shaw Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability. George Bernard Shaw Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles. George Bernard Shaw Most people do not pray; they only beg. George Bernard Shaw My reputation grows with every failure. George Bernard Shaw Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him. George Bernard Shaw No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. George Bernard Shaw No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect. George Bernard Shaw No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious. George Bernard Shaw Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done. George Bernard Shaw Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious. George Bernard Shaw Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of food. George Bernard Shaw 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11