George Bernard Shaw

To me the sole hope of human salvation lies in teaching Man to regard himself as an experiment in the realization of God, to regard his hands as God’s hand, his brain as God’s brain, his purpose as God’s purpose. He must regard God as a helpless Longing, which longed him into existence by its desperate need for an executive organ.

He hates chess. He says it is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something clever when they are only wasting their time.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

Do not do unto others as you would they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.

There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

Choose people who lift you up.

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.

Syllables govern the world.

Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning, but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing. That’s my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

When the desire ain’t on me I don’t need help. When it is on me I don’t want any. See? Like the old fellah that never mended his roof. Said on a wet day he couldn’t do it and on a dry day it was as good as anybody’s.

By all means let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.

Morality is suspecting other people of not being legally married.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

Remember where you came from.

In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?

Punishment closely follows guilt as its companion.