This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself...

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself...

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...

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal...

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal...

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the...

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the...

The sincerest love is the love of food.

The sincerest love is the love of food.

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

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...

The man who listens to Reason is lost: Reason enslaves all whose minds are not...

The man who listens to Reason is lost: Reason enslaves all whose minds are not...

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its...

When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its...

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...

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...

It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief

It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.

If parents would only realize how they bore their children!

If parents would only realize how they bore their children!

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.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me...

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me...

A woman whose face looked as if it had been made of sugar and someone...

A woman whose face looked as if it had been made of sugar and someone...

There are three things most men love but never understand: females, girls and women.

There are three things most men love but never understand: females, girls and women.

I'm dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it.

I'm dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it.