George Bernard Shaw

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed.

It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise.

Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.

Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.

Necessity does everything well.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.

A lot of power and bravery is practice. And some of that is taking the risk to try and be at the table. And then when you’re at the table, taking that first risk to open your mouth and risk being rejected.

When Satan makes impure verses, Allah sends a divine tune to cleanse them.

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions…

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.

It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.

I suppose every old scholar has had the experience of reading something in a book which was significant to him, but which he could never find again. Sure he is that he read it there, but no one else ever read it, nor can he find it again, though he buy the book and ransack every page.