Common people do not pray, my lord: they only beg

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Prayer Quotes

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...

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

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...

He who can does - he who cannot, teaches.

He who can does - he who cannot, teaches.

If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's...

If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's...

Who says love never lives? Maybe we've never lived.

Who says love never lives? Maybe we've never lived.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

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....

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

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

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

Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends.

Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends.

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

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...

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but whoever looks at it when it...

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but whoever looks at it when it...

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other...

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other...

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

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

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

Better never than late.

Better never than late.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.