If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to do.
George Bernard Shaw
World Problems, Human Purpose, Problems, World, Purpose, Human
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“Effectiveness of assertion is the alpha and omega of style.” George Bernard Shaw
Assertive Style, Communication Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Assertion, Style, Effectiveness
George Bernard Shaw Assertive Style, Communication Insight, Philosophical Reflection, Assertion, Style, Effectiveness“The frontier between hell and heaven is only the difference between two ways of looking at things.” George Bernard Shaw
Perspective Duality, Heaven Hell, Perspective, Duality, Heaven, Hell
George Bernard Shaw Perspective Duality, Heaven Hell, Perspective, Duality, Heaven, Hell“A genius is a person who is seeing further and probing deeper than other people, has a different set of ethical valuations from theirs, and has energy enough to give effect to this extra vision and its valuations in whatever manner best suits his or her.” George Bernard Shaw
Genius, Creativity, Vision, Ethics, Energy, Innovation
George Bernard Shaw Genius, Creativity, Vision, Ethics, Energy, Innovation“Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.” George Bernard Shaw
Virtue Desire, Vice Abstention, Virtue, Desire, Vice, Abstention
George Bernard Shaw Virtue Desire, Vice Abstention, Virtue, Desire, Vice, Abstention“If Despotism failed only for want of a capable benevolent despot, what chance has Democracy, which requires a whole population of capable voters.” George Bernard Shaw
Despotism Failure, Democracy Challenge, Despotism, Failure, Challenge, Democracy
George Bernard Shaw Despotism Failure, Democracy Challenge, Despotism, Failure, Challenge, Democracy“The nation’s morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them.” George Bernard Shaw
Nation Morals, Decay Pain, Nation, Morals, Pain, Decay
George Bernard Shaw Nation Morals, Decay Pain, Nation, Morals, Pain, Decay“Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman, but believing what he read made him mad.” George Bernard Shaw
Reading Wisdom, Belief Consequences, Reading, Wisdom, Belief, Madness
George Bernard Shaw Reading Wisdom, Belief Consequences, Reading, Wisdom, Belief, Madness“Some men see things as they are, and say why. I dream of things that never were, and say why not.” George Bernard Shaw
Visionary Thinking, Bold Dreams, Vision, Imagination, Innovation, Dreams
George Bernard Shaw Visionary Thinking, Bold Dreams, Vision, Imagination, Innovation, Dreams“We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are, not as they are said to be.” George Bernard Shaw
Truthful Thinking, Reality Perspective, Truthful, Thinking, Reality, Perspective
George Bernard Shaw Truthful Thinking, Reality Perspective, Truthful, Thinking, Reality, Perspective“Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.” George Bernard Shaw
Democratic Critique, Power Imbalance, Democracy, Corruption, Politics, Governance
George Bernard Shaw Democratic Critique, Power Imbalance, Democracy, Corruption, Politics, Governance“I never expect a soldier to think.” George Bernard Shaw
Soldier Duty, Thoughtless Action, Soldier, Duty, Action, Thoughtless
George Bernard Shaw Soldier Duty, Thoughtless Action, Soldier, Duty, Action, Thoughtless“I want to destroy ownership in order that possession and enjoyment may be raised to the highest point in every section of the community.” George Bernard Shaw
Ownership Destruction, Communal Enjoyment, Ownership, Destruction, Enjoyment, Communal
George Bernard Shaw Ownership Destruction, Communal Enjoyment, Ownership, Destruction, Enjoyment, Communal“Murder and capital punishment are not opposites that cancel one another, but similars that breed their kind. It is the deed that teaches not the name we give it.” George Bernard Shaw
Capital Punishment, Deed Consequences, Capital, Punishment, Consequences, Deed
George Bernard Shaw Capital Punishment, Deed Consequences, Capital, Punishment, Consequences, Deed“A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.” George Bernard Shaw
Gentleman Traits, Positive Impact, Generosity, Responsibility, Character, Kindness
George Bernard Shaw Gentleman Traits, Positive Impact, Generosity, Responsibility, Character, Kindness“A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million eggs in order that one may reach maturity.” George Bernard Shaw
Photographer Effort, Maturity Odds, Photographer, Effort, Odds, Maturity
George Bernard Shaw Photographer Effort, Maturity Odds, Photographer, Effort, Odds, Maturity“Activity is the only road to knowledge.” George Bernard Shaw
Knowledge Activity, Learning Path, Knowledge, Activity, Path, Learning
George Bernard Shaw Knowledge Activity, Learning Path, Knowledge, Activity, Path, Learning“I don’t want to talk grammar. I want to talk like a lady.” George Bernard Shaw
Expression Over Rules, Feminine Communication, Personal Voice, Grammar, Lady, Talk
George Bernard Shaw Expression Over Rules, Feminine Communication, Personal Voice, Grammar, Lady, Talk“Sherlock Holmes was a drug addict without a single amiable trait.” George Bernard Shaw
Sherlock Holmes, Unflattering View, Sherlock, Holmes, View, Unflattering
George Bernard Shaw Sherlock Holmes, Unflattering View, Sherlock, Holmes, View, Unflattering