Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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A genius is a person who is seeing further and probing deeper than other people...

A genius is a person who is seeing further and probing deeper than other people...

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...

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify...

We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify...

No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official....

No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official....

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

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,...

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...

We must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that...

We must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that...

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes

Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes

I want to be all used up when I die.

I want to be all used up when I die.

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront...

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront...

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

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...

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.

The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.