We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw
Playful Spirit, Aging Wisdom, Fun, Age, Spirit, Play
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“If you strike a child, take care that you strike it in anger, even at the risk of maiming it for life. A blow in cold blood neither can nor should be forgiven.” George Bernard Shaw
Child Strike, Forgiveness Risk, Child, Strike, Risk, Forgiveness
George Bernard Shaw Child Strike, Forgiveness Risk, Child, Strike, Risk, Forgiveness“Though all society is founded on intolerance, all improvement is founded on tolerance.” George Bernard Shaw
Societal Intolerance, Tolerance Growth, Societal, Intolerance, Growth, Tolerance
George Bernard Shaw Societal Intolerance, Tolerance Growth, Societal, Intolerance, Growth, Tolerance“Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn.” George Bernard Shaw
Learning Desire, Experience And Wisdom, Educational Insight, Experience, Desire, Learning
George Bernard Shaw Learning Desire, Experience And Wisdom, Educational Insight, Experience, Desire, Learning“If a group of beings from another planet were to land on Earth – beings who considered themselves as superior to you as you feel yourself to be to other animals – would you concede them the rights over you that you assume over other animals?” George Bernard Shaw
Animal Rights, Alien Perspective, Ethical Reflection, Animals, Rights, Aliens
George Bernard Shaw Animal Rights, Alien Perspective, Ethical Reflection, Animals, Rights, Aliens“We all go about longing for love: it is the first need of our natures, the loudest cry of our hearts.” George Bernard Shaw
Love Longing, Heart’s Cry, Love, Longing, Cry, Heart
George Bernard Shaw Love Longing, Heart’s Cry, Love, Longing, Cry, Heart“Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.” George Bernard Shaw
Dance Symbolism, Physical Desire, Dance, Desire, Expression, Symbolism
George Bernard Shaw Dance Symbolism, Physical Desire, Dance, Desire, Expression, Symbolism“If a woman can, by careful selection of a father and nourishment of herself, produce a citizen with efficient senses, sound organs and a good digestion, she should clearly be secured a sufficient reward for that natural service to make her willing to undertake and repeat it.” George Bernard Shaw
Motherhood Reward, Citizen Creation, Motherhood, Reward, Creation, Citizen
George Bernard Shaw Motherhood Reward, Citizen Creation, Motherhood, Reward, Creation, Citizen“That is what all poets do: they talk to themselves out loud; and the world overhears them. But it’s horribly lonely not to hear someone else talk sometimes.” George Bernard Shaw
Poet Solitude, Lonely Expression, Poet, Solitude, Expression, Lonely
George Bernard Shaw Poet Solitude, Lonely Expression, Poet, Solitude, Expression, Lonely“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“Whenever you wish to do anything against the law, Cicely, always consult a good solicitor first.” George Bernard Shaw
Legal Advice, Humorous Reflection, Social Commentary, Law, Solicitor, Advice
George Bernard Shaw Legal Advice, Humorous Reflection, Social Commentary, Law, Solicitor, Advice“If women were as fastidious as men, morally or physically, there would be an end of the race.” George Bernard Shaw
Gender Standards, Social Commentary, Biological Reflection, Women, Men, Race
George Bernard Shaw Gender Standards, Social Commentary, Biological Reflection, Women, Men, Race“An index is a great leveller.” George Bernard Shaw
Index Equality, Knowledge Order, Index, Equality, Knowledge, Order
George Bernard Shaw Index Equality, Knowledge Order, Index, Equality, Knowledge, Order“The function of the actor is to make the audience imagine for the moment that real things are happening to real people.” George Bernard Shaw
Actor Role, Audience Imagination, Actor, Role, Imagination, Audience
George Bernard Shaw Actor Role, Audience Imagination, Actor, Role, Imagination, Audience“Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.” George Bernard Shaw
Forgiveness Danger, Revenge Cycle, Forgiveness, Danger, Revenge, Cycle
George Bernard Shaw Forgiveness Danger, Revenge Cycle, Forgiveness, Danger, Revenge, Cycle“Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn't!” George Bernard Shaw
Religious Irony, Sex Advice, Pope, Sex, Irony, Advice
George Bernard Shaw Religious Irony, Sex Advice, Pope, Sex, Irony, Advice“Life is like a flame that is always burning itself out...” George Bernard Shaw
Life’s Ephemeral Nature, Metaphor, Philosophical Insight, Life, Flame, Burning
George Bernard Shaw Life’s Ephemeral Nature, Metaphor, Philosophical Insight, Life, Flame, Burning“Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.” George Bernard Shaw
Wisdom Capacity, Experience Measure, Wisdom, Capacity, Experience, Measure
George Bernard Shaw Wisdom Capacity, Experience Measure, Wisdom, Capacity, Experience, Measure“Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.” George Bernard Shaw
Parenting Fitness, Child Interest, Parenting, Fitness, Interest, Child
George Bernard Shaw Parenting Fitness, Child Interest, Parenting, Fitness, Interest, Child