“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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An index is a great leveller.
“An index is a great leveller.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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It is a curious sensation: the sort
“It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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Martyrdom: The only way a man can
“Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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The secret to success is to offend
“The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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If you cannot get rid of the
“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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The best place to find God is
“The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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Use your health, even to the point
“Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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We learn from experience that men never
“We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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Marriage is good enough for the lower
“Marriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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The only service a friend can really
“The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Category: courage
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