Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Foolishness Quotes

We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses.

There are no secrets better kept than the secrets everybody guesses.

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing

General consultant to mankind.

General consultant to mankind.

A pessimist thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

A pessimist thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

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.

You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward...

You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward...

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

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.

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the...

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the...

My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is...

My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is...

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

You'll get more out of me and a machine than you will out of twenty...

You'll get more out of me and a machine than you will out of twenty...

You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge...

You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge...

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

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

If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of...

If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of...

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get...

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get...

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.