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

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

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...

In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

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...

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

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

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

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...

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth

I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.

I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.

Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed.

Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed.

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...

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions...

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions...

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me...

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me...

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...

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he...

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he...

It will work. I am a marketing genius.

It will work. I am a marketing genius.

The last person one wants to be is themselves. Sadly, that is the best person...

The last person one wants to be is themselves. Sadly, that is the best person...

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.