Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he...

In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he...

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

I think I should have no other mortal wants if I could always have plenty...

I think I should have no other mortal wants if I could always have plenty...

Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes...

Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes...

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to...

Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to...

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.

I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.

I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are...

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are...

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

Better never than late.

Better never than late.

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...

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

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

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

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on...

A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on...

Everywhere you go, take a smile with you.

Everywhere you go, take a smile with you.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road...

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road...