He who desires a lifetime of happiness with a beautiful woman desires to enjoy the taste of wine by keeping his mouth always full of it.
George Bernard Shaw
Lifetime Happiness, Wine Paradox, Happiness, Lifetime, Paradox, Wine
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“Our lives are shaped not as much by our experiences as by our expectations.” George Bernard Shaw
Life, Expectations, Experience, Shaping, Perception, Growth
George Bernard Shaw Life, Expectations, Experience, Shaping, Perception, Growth“I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.” George Bernard Shaw
Middle-Class Morality, Selflessness Duty, Middle-Class, Morality, Duty, Selflessness
George Bernard Shaw Middle-Class Morality, Selflessness Duty, Middle-Class, Morality, Duty, Selflessness“God made the world as an artist and that is why the world must learn from its artists.” George Bernard Shaw
Artistic Vision, Divine Creation, Social Insight, God, Artists, World
George Bernard Shaw Artistic Vision, Divine Creation, Social Insight, God, Artists, World“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” George Bernard Shaw
Freedom Responsibility, Dreaded Liberty, Liberty, Responsibility, Freedom, Dread
George Bernard Shaw Freedom Responsibility, Dreaded Liberty, Liberty, Responsibility, Freedom, Dread“It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.” George Bernard Shaw
Intelligence Insight, Statistical Influence, Intelligence, Statistics, Awareness, Understanding
George Bernard Shaw Intelligence Insight, Statistical Influence, Intelligence, Statistics, Awareness, Understanding“Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and you're a Shakespeare.” George Bernard Shaw
Clever Words, Leadership Creativity, Clever, Words, Creativity, Leadership
George Bernard Shaw Clever Words, Leadership Creativity, Clever, Words, Creativity, Leadership“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
Self Mortality, Improvement Hope, Mortality, Hope, Self, Improvement
George Bernard Shaw Self Mortality, Improvement Hope, Mortality, Hope, Self, Improvement“The only fundamental and possible socialism is the socialisation of the selective breeding of man.” George Bernard Shaw
Socialism Idea, Human Selection, Socialism, Idea, Selection, Human
George Bernard Shaw Socialism Idea, Human Selection, Socialism, Idea, Selection, Human“The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and about all time.” George Bernard Shaw
Writing Universality, Self Perspective, Writing, Universality, Self, Perspective
George Bernard Shaw Writing Universality, Self Perspective, Writing, Universality, Self, Perspective“The criminal law is no use to decent people.” George Bernard Shaw
Criminal Law, Moral Society, Legal Philosophy, Law, Criminal, Decency
George Bernard Shaw Criminal Law, Moral Society, Legal Philosophy, Law, Criminal, Decency“He who has never hoped can never despair.” George Bernard Shaw
Hope Despair, Emotional Cycle, Hope, Despair, Cycle, Emotional
George Bernard Shaw Hope Despair, Emotional Cycle, Hope, Despair, Cycle, Emotional“Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!” George Bernard Shaw
Cultural Beliefs, Tribal Customs, Cultural, Beliefs, Customs, Tribal
George Bernard Shaw Cultural Beliefs, Tribal Customs, Cultural, Beliefs, Customs, Tribal“Any man who is not a communist at the age of twenty is a fool. Any man who is still a communist at the age of thirty is an even bigger fool.” George Bernard Shaw
Political Reflection, Age And Ideology, Social Critique, Communism, Ideology, Age
George Bernard Shaw Political Reflection, Age And Ideology, Social Critique, Communism, Ideology, Age“A man without an address is a vagabond; a man with two addresses is a libertine.” George Bernard Shaw
Identity Reflection, Social Insight, Lifestyle Critique, Address, Libertine, Man
George Bernard Shaw Identity Reflection, Social Insight, Lifestyle Critique, Address, Libertine, Man“You have a choice of trusting the natural stability of gold, or the honesty and intelligence of members of government.” George Bernard Shaw
Trust And Government, Gold Vs Integrity, Financial Reflection, Gold, Government, Trust
George Bernard Shaw Trust And Government, Gold Vs Integrity, Financial Reflection, Gold, Government, Trust“All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently, the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.” George Bernard Shaw
Censorship Progress, Institutional Challenge, Censorship, Progress, Challenge, Institutional
George Bernard Shaw Censorship Progress, Institutional Challenge, Censorship, Progress, Challenge, Institutional“A statesman who confines himself to popular legislation - or, for the matter of that, a playwright who confines himself to popular plays - is like a blind man's dog who goes wherever the blind man pulls him, on the ground that both of them want to go to the same place.” George Bernard Shaw
Popular Legislation, Blind Leadership, Popular, Legislation, Leadership, Blind
George Bernard Shaw Popular Legislation, Blind Leadership, Popular, Legislation, Leadership, Blind“There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” George Bernard Shaw
Food Love, Genuine Affection, Food, Love, Sincerity, Affection
George Bernard Shaw Food Love, Genuine Affection, Food, Love, Sincerity, Affection