I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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The road to ignorance is paved with good editions

The road to ignorance is paved with good editions

Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window...

Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window...

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world; and all sound and successful...

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world; and all sound and successful...

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

Fashions, after all, are only induced epidemics.

Fashions, after all, are only induced epidemics.

People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.

People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious.

Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious.

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it...

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it...

Syllables govern the world.

Syllables govern the world.

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

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...

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...

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...

There is an electricity about a friendship relationship. We are both more relaxed and more...

There is an electricity about a friendship relationship. We are both more relaxed and more...

How delicious is the winning of a kiss at love's beginning.

How delicious is the winning of a kiss at love's beginning.