Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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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...

The conversion of Paul was no conversion at all; it was Paul who converted the...

The conversion of Paul was no conversion at all; it was Paul who converted the...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

I write plays because I like it and because I cannot remember any period in...

I write plays because I like it and because I cannot remember any period in...

She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.

She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

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

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

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

I think I should have no other mortal wants if I could always have plenty...

I think I should have no other mortal wants if I could always have plenty...

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...

The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.

The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.

Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes...

Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes...

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit....

Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit....