I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: George Bernard Shaw Quotes

In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he...

In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he...

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

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

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you...

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you...

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...

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

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.

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.

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like...

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like...

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy

You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural...

You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural...

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...

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive.

Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive.

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder...

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder...

The evil to be attacked is not sin, suffering, greed, priesthood, kingcraft, demagogy, monopoly, ignorance,...

The evil to be attacked is not sin, suffering, greed, priesthood, kingcraft, demagogy, monopoly, ignorance,...

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

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

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

To believe in God for me is to feel that there is a God, not...

To believe in God for me is to feel that there is a God, not...

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...

I believe totally in a Capitalist System, I only wish that someone would try it.

I believe totally in a Capitalist System, I only wish that someone would try it.