An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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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...

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work,...

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work,...

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

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

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six...

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he...

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

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...

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and...

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and...

If only for a half hour a day, a child should do something serviceable to...

If only for a half hour a day, a child should do something serviceable to...

Decency is indecency's conspiracy of silence

Decency is indecency's conspiracy of silence

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political...

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political...

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

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

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman.

Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

Remember that credit is money

Remember that credit is money