Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

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.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man...

The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization

Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying.

Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying.

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...

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,...

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

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

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

Hell is paved with good intentions, not bad ones

Hell is paved with good intentions, not bad ones

If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next...

If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next...

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one...

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one...

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.

Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.

Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand...

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand...