If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal...

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal...

Property is organized robbery.

Property is organized robbery.

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.

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...

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

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

Affection between adults - if they are really adult in mind and not merely grown...

Affection between adults - if they are really adult in mind and not merely grown...

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

I think I should have no other mortal wants if I could always have plenty...

I think I should have no other mortal wants if I could always have plenty...

General consultant to mankind.

General consultant to mankind.

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.

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

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

Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never...

Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never...

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that...

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that...

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The...

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The...

He who has never hoped can never despair

He who has never hoped can never despair

Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded;...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded;...

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are...

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are...

Kelsey Grammer has launched his own website to refute stories about him in the tabloids.

Kelsey Grammer has launched his own website to refute stories about him in the tabloids.