I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Confidence Quotes, Courage Quotes

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.

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.

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what...

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what...

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...

A woman whose face looked as if it had been made of sugar and someone...

A woman whose face looked as if it had been made of sugar and someone...

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,...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig, you get dirty; and besides,...

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig, you get dirty; and besides,...

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were...

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were...

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...

Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends.

Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends.

I'm an atheist and I thank God for it.

I'm an atheist and I thank God for it.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about...

Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about...

The problem is not with people or churches that are politically active. It is with...

The problem is not with people or churches that are politically active. It is with...

That they (the powers of heaven) may be conferred upon us, it is true; but...

That they (the powers of heaven) may be conferred upon us, it is true; but...