George Bernard Shaw

The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man.

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

All problems are finally scientific problems.

Give a man health and a course to steer, and he’ll never stop to trouble about whether he’s happy or not.

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.

Nothing makes a man so selfish as work.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion.

By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great.

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.

Avoid popularity it has many snares and no real benefit.

If thou wouldn’t conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.

We are always too busy for our children; we never give them the time or interest they deserve. We lavish gifts upon them; but the most precious gift, our personal association, which means so much to them, we give grudgingly.

We are ashamed of our thoughts and often see them brought forth by others.

People who can’t be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.

There is something in the human spirit that will survive and prevail, there is a tiny and brilliant light burning in the heart of man that will not go out no matter how dark the world becomes.

Moral of the Work. In war: resolution. In defeat: defiance. In victory: magnanimity. In peace: goodwill.