If everybody minded their own business, said the Duchess in a hoarse growl, the world would go round a good deal faster than it does.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Nosey People Quotes

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are...

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are...

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.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them.

People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them.

The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not...

The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not...

The harder I work the more I live.

The harder I work the more I live.

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be...

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be...

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.

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

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...

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.

Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit....

Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit....

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and...

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and...

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

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.

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And...

Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And...