If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as an example.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to...

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to...

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,...

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it,...

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it,...

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.

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and...

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and...

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...

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is...

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is...

You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and...

You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and...

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

All my life, affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have...

All my life, affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have...

It is most unwise for people in love to marry.

It is most unwise for people in love to marry.

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...

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,...

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...

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence...

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

In all human affairs there are efforts and there are results, and the strength of...

In all human affairs there are efforts and there are results, and the strength of...

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of...

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of...