We know now that the soul is the body, and the body the soul. They tell us they are different because they want to persuade us that we can keep our souls if we let them make slaves of our bodies.
George Bernard Shaw
Body Soul, Slavery Persuasion, Body, Soul, Persuasion, Slavery
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“A true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.” George Bernard Shaw
Artist Sacrifice, Creative Dedication, Artist, Sacrifice, Dedication, Creative
George Bernard Shaw Artist Sacrifice, Creative Dedication, Artist, Sacrifice, Dedication, Creative“War can so easily be gilt with romance and heroism and solemn national duty and patriotism and the like by persons whose superficial literary and oratorical talent covers an abyss of Godforsaken folly.” George Bernard Shaw
War Romanticism, Patriotic Irony, Philosophical Insight, War, Patriotism, Folly
George Bernard Shaw War Romanticism, Patriotic Irony, Philosophical Insight, War, Patriotism, Folly“If you say that God is good, great, blessed, wise or any such thing, the starting point is this: God is.” George Bernard Shaw
Divine Essence, Religious Reflection, Philosophical Insight, God, Great, Blessed
George Bernard Shaw Divine Essence, Religious Reflection, Philosophical Insight, God, Great, Blessed“Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about them.” George Bernard Shaw
American Humor, Cultural Critique, Americans, Humor, Adoration, Critique
George Bernard Shaw American Humor, Cultural Critique, Americans, Humor, Adoration, Critique“There is the eternal war between those who are in the world for what they can get out of it and those who are in the world to make it a better place for everybody to live in.” George Bernard Shaw
Selfishness Vs Altruism, Social Conflict, Moral Reflection, War, World, Betterment
George Bernard Shaw Selfishness Vs Altruism, Social Conflict, Moral Reflection, War, World, Betterment“Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying.” George Bernard Shaw
Life Skill, Death Merit, Life, Skill, Merit, Death
George Bernard Shaw Life Skill, Death Merit, Life, Skill, Merit, Death“Don’t think you can frighten me by telling me that I am alone. France is alone. God is alone. And the loneliness of God is His strength.” George Bernard Shaw
Loneliness Strength, Divine Solitude, Loneliness, Strength, Solitude, Divine
George Bernard Shaw Loneliness Strength, Divine Solitude, Loneliness, Strength, Solitude, Divine“The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.” George Bernard Shaw
Happiness Balance, Leisure Paradox, Happiness, Leisure, Misery, Balance
George Bernard Shaw Happiness Balance, Leisure Paradox, Happiness, Leisure, Misery, Balance“Indifference is the essence of inhumanity.” George Bernard Shaw
Indifference Inhumanity, Cold Disregard, Indifference, Inhumanity, Disregard, Cold
George Bernard Shaw Indifference Inhumanity, Cold Disregard, Indifference, Inhumanity, Disregard, Cold“If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.” George Bernard Shaw
Neighbor Harm, Full Measure, Neighbor, Harm, Full, Measure
George Bernard Shaw Neighbor Harm, Full Measure, Neighbor, Harm, Full, Measure“You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.” George Bernard Shaw
Patriotism Critique, Global Peace, Patriotism, Peace, Critique, Humanity
George Bernard Shaw Patriotism Critique, Global Peace, Patriotism, Peace, Critique, Humanity“Grain by grain, a loaf. Stone upon stone, a palace.” George Bernard Shaw
Slow Progress, Building Success, Progress, Success, Building, Slow
George Bernard Shaw Slow Progress, Building Success, Progress, Success, Building, Slow“I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way: by getting out of it as soon as I possibly could.” George Bernard Shaw
Native Land, Irish Humor, Native, Land, Humor, Irish
George Bernard Shaw Native Land, Irish Humor, Native, Land, Humor, Irish“Property is organized robbery.” George Bernard Shaw
Property Critique, Wealth Injustice, Property, Robbery, Critique, Wealth
George Bernard Shaw Property Critique, Wealth Injustice, Property, Robbery, Critique, Wealth“Changeable women are more endurable than monotonous ones; they are sometimes murdered but never deserted.” George Bernard Shaw
Dynamic Women, Gender Commentary, Social Insight, Women, Changeable, Endurable
George Bernard Shaw Dynamic Women, Gender Commentary, Social Insight, Women, Changeable, Endurable“If I own a large part of Scotland, I can turn the people off the land practically into the sea or across the sea. I can take women in child-bearing and throw them into the snow and leave them there. That has been done. I can do it for no better reason than I think it is better to shoot deer on the land than allow people to live on it.” George Bernard Shaw
Land Ownership, Injustice Actions, Land, Ownership, Actions, Injustice
George Bernard Shaw Land Ownership, Injustice Actions, Land, Ownership, Actions, Injustice“Give a man health and a course to steer, and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not.” George Bernard Shaw
Health Direction, Happiness Focus, Health, Direction, Happiness, Focus
George Bernard Shaw Health Direction, Happiness Focus, Health, Direction, Happiness, Focus“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