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

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

I have not wasted my life trifling with literary fools in taverns, as Johnson did,...

I have not wasted my life trifling with literary fools in taverns, as Johnson did,...

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized...

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized...

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.

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

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

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,...

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

Better never than late.

Better never than late.

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...

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

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

It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief

It is not disbelief that is dangerous to our society; it is belief

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a...

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a...

Hell is full of musical amateurs.

Hell is full of musical amateurs.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me...

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me...

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

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

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.

I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.