A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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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...

Manners are more important than laws and upon them, to a great deal, the law...

Manners are more important than laws and upon them, to a great deal, the law...

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.

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...

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were...

Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.

Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Affection between adults - if they are really adult in mind and not merely grown...

Affection between adults - if they are really adult in mind and not merely grown...

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are...

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are...

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

We must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that...

We must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that...

The established government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke...

The established government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke...

The fickleness of the women whom I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy...

The fickleness of the women whom I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you...

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

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...

Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life...

Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life...

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge...

You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge...