You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.

The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.

With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution

With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution

Schools must not become the agencies through which propaganda advocated by any section of society...

Schools must not become the agencies through which propaganda advocated by any section of society...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of...

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of...

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth.

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth.

The road to ignorance is paved with good editions

The road to ignorance is paved with good editions

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

Dying is a troublesome business: there is pain to be suffered, and it wrings one's...

Dying is a troublesome business: there is pain to be suffered, and it wrings one's...

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...