In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he outdoes Nature herself, and produces by chemistry and machinery all the slaughter of plague, pestilence, and famine.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Art Quotes, Nature Quotes

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an...

Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an...

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an...

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an...

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity...

Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity...

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances....

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances....

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

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

The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

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...

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases...

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases...

Those who can do, those who can't teach.

Those who can do, those who can't teach.

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it...

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it...

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to...

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to...

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

Advertising practitioners are interpreters. But unlike foreign language interpreters, adpeople must constantly learn new languages....

Advertising practitioners are interpreters. But unlike foreign language interpreters, adpeople must constantly learn new languages....