Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were...

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were...

There is no love sincerer than the love of food.

There is no love sincerer than the love of food.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Home is the girl's prison and the woman's workhouse

Home is the girl's prison and the woman's workhouse

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's...

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's...

Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends

Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other...

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other...

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses.

There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses.

General consultant to mankind.

General consultant to mankind.

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and...

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and...

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on...

A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on...

The seven deadly sins... food, clothing, firing, rent, taxes,respectability and children. Nothing can lift those...

The seven deadly sins... food, clothing, firing, rent, taxes,respectability and children. Nothing can lift those...

Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman, but believing what he read made him mad.

Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman, but believing what he read made him mad.

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

Property is organized robbery.

Property is organized robbery.