“Every man over forty is a scoundrel.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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Power does not corrupt men; fools, however,
“Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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Except during the nine months before he
“Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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Never fret for an only son, the
“Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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I want to be thoroughly used up
“I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Category: work
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A perpetual holiday is a good working
“A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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Men are wise in proportion, not to
“Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.”
— 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
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You use a glass mirror to see
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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Life levels all men. Death reveals the
“Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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Hegel was right when he said that
“Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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Category: history
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