“What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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Without art, the crudeness of reality would
“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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Men have to do some awfully mean
“Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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A man of great common sense and
“A man of great common sense and good taste – meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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Only on paper has humanity yet achieved
“Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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The truth is, hardly any of us
“The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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We are the only real aristocracy in
“We are the only real aristocracy in the world: the aristocracy of money.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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A little learning is a dangerous thing,
“A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Category: learning
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If history repeats itself, and the unexpected
“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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Clever and attractive women do not want
“Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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A man of great common sense and
“A man of great common sense and good taste – meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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