Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

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...

She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.

She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

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 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...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...

Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.

Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.

Most people do not pray; they only beg.

Most people do not pray; they only beg.

In a hospital they throw you out into the street before you are half cured,...

In a hospital they throw you out into the street before you are half cured,...

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions...

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions...

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

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

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

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake

Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake

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...

Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about...

Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about...

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him...

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him...

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

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