Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future…

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is...

My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep your courage by holding...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep your courage by holding...

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six...

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six...

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

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

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

The seven deadly sins... food, clothing, firing, rent, taxes,respectability and children. Nothing can lift those...

The seven deadly sins... food, clothing, firing, rent, taxes,respectability and children. Nothing can lift those...

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English

You cannot be a hero without being a coward.

You cannot be a hero without being a coward.

We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

The nations morals are like its teeth, the more decayed they are the more it...

The nations morals are like its teeth, the more decayed they are the more it...

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

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.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake

Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake

To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong

To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy