Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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

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

Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it.

Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it.

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

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

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

Political necessities sometime turn out to be political mistakes.

Political necessities sometime turn out to be political mistakes.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

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...

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

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...

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.

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...

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his...

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

God loves the world. That's plain to see as we read His Word. Today, God...

God loves the world. That's plain to see as we read His Word. Today, God...

What brings joy to the heart is not so much the friend's gift as the...

What brings joy to the heart is not so much the friend's gift as the...

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.