George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Irish - Dramatist July 26, 1856 - November 2, 1950 Read full biography

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. - George Bernard Shaw

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. George Bernard Shaw

Future, Wisdom, Responsibility, Past

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. - George Bernard Shaw

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. George Bernard Shaw

Communication, Problem, Illusion, Place

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. - George Bernard Shaw

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw

Change, Progress, Impossible, Minds, Who

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul. - George Bernard Shaw

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul. George Bernard Shaw

Mirror, Art, Soul, Face, You, Glass

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. - George Bernard Shaw

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. George Bernard Shaw

Wisdom, Knowledge, Ignorance, Dangerous

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. - George Bernard Shaw

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. George Bernard Shaw

Yourself, Window, World, Better, You

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. - George Bernard Shaw

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. George Bernard Shaw

Life, Alcohol, Endure, Anesthesia, Which

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

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

Life, Yourself, Finding, Creating, About

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. - George Bernard Shaw

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. George Bernard Shaw

Learning, Long, You, Dirty, Pig, Never

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn. - George Bernard Shaw

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn. George Bernard Shaw

Silence, Perfect, Expression, Most

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A happy family is but an earlier heaven. - George Bernard Shaw

A happy family is but an earlier heaven. George Bernard Shaw

Family, Happy, Heaven, Earlier

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will. George Bernard Shaw

Imagination, Beginning, You, Create

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. - George Bernard Shaw

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw

Funny, Government, Support, Depend, Pay

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. - George Bernard Shaw

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. George Bernard Shaw

Success, Time, Mistakes, Making Mistakes

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. - George Bernard Shaw

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. George Bernard Shaw

Government, Democracy, Election, Corrupt

You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' - George Bernard Shaw

You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' George Bernard Shaw

You, Dream, Say, Why, Never, See

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react. - George Bernard Shaw

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react. George Bernard Shaw

Possibilities, React, Decide, Act, Once

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination. George Bernard Shaw

Kings, Born, Made, Artificial

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. - George Bernard Shaw

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. George Bernard Shaw

World, Gentleman, More, Out, Who, He

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. - George Bernard Shaw

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw

Life, Mistakes, Doing, Making Mistakes

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life. - George Bernard Shaw

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life. George Bernard Shaw

Life, Home, Great, Hotel, Advantage

If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience. George Bernard Shaw

Learning, History, Experience, Man, Must

If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion. - George Bernard Shaw

If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion. George Bernard Shaw

Finance, End, Reach, Never, Economists

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. - George Bernard Shaw

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. George Bernard Shaw

God, Best, Gardening, You, Garden, Find

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. George Bernard Shaw

Grow, Stop, Old, Playing, Because

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. - George Bernard Shaw

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. George Bernard Shaw

Intelligence, Statistics, Person, Mark

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