Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

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...

A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he...

A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he...

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a...

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

He who has never hoped can never despair

He who has never hoped can never despair

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...

Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying.

Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying.

The conversion of Paul was no conversion at all; it was Paul who converted the...

The conversion of Paul was no conversion at all; it was Paul who converted the...

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor...

Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor...

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

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

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

It is out first love that we will use to gauge all others.

It is out first love that we will use to gauge all others.

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...

Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - 'Tis man's...