No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official. There is only one thing that can get him sacked; and that is drink. Not even that, as long as he doesn't actually fall down.

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...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

I have made it so perfectly clear in my tracts, articles, and books what was...

I have made it so perfectly clear in my tracts, articles, and books what was...

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

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...

An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood;...

An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood;...

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it...

I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it...

If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's...

If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's...

Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about...

Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about...

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

I write plays because I like it and because I cannot remember any period in...

I write plays because I like it and because I cannot remember any period in...

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

Home is the girl's prison and the woman's workhouse

Home is the girl's prison and the woman's workhouse

Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest

Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest

Even in your home, nobody dies of smoke inhalation, they die of carbon monoxide.

Even in your home, nobody dies of smoke inhalation, they die of carbon monoxide.