A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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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...

Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization

Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization

Get married, but never to a man who is home all day

Get married, but never to a man who is home all day

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

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...

Fashions are the only induced epidemics, proving that epidemics can be induced by tradesmen.

Fashions are the only induced epidemics, proving that epidemics can be induced by tradesmen.

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 only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.

The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.

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...

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

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

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to...

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to...

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and...

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and...

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...

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

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

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....

You can easily find people who are ten times as rich at sixty as they...

You can easily find people who are ten times as rich at sixty as they...

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a...

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a...

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...