Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are at the mercy of those who have none.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world; and all sound and successful...

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world; and all sound and successful...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a...

Better never than late.

Better never than late.

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

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

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

Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes

Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he...

A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he...

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural...

You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural...

Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying.

Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying.

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life, your reward...

If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life, your reward...

People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them

People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them

The fate of all extremes is such: men may be read, as well as books,...

The fate of all extremes is such: men may be read, as well as books,...

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed...

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed...