Most people do not pray; they only beg.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself...

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself...

In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were...

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were...

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him...

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him...

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human...

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human...

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an...

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an...

Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the damned

Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the damned

May you live in interesting times

May you live in interesting times

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got...

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got...

When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its...

When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its...

Golf is typical capitalist lunacy.

Golf is typical capitalist lunacy.

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see...

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see...

The sincerest love is the love of food.

The sincerest love is the love of food.

We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.

The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.

Many people don't see what's obvious.

Many people don't see what's obvious.