A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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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

May you live in interesting times

May you live in interesting times

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...

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worth while.

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worth while.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

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...

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...

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

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

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

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify...

We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify...

The heretic is always better dead. And mortal eyes cannot distinguish the saint from the...

The heretic is always better dead. And mortal eyes cannot distinguish the saint from the...

I want to be all used up when I die.

I want to be all used up when I die.