Nobel prize money is a life-belt thrown to a swimmer who has already reached the shore in safety.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Most people do not pray; they only beg.

Most people do not pray; they only beg.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work...

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work...

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

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

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

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to...

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to...

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one...

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one...

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never...

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never...

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.

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,...

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

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

Although I cannot lay an egg, I am a very good judge of omelettes

Although I cannot lay an egg, I am a very good judge of omelettes

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his...

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

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...

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is...

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is...

The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arise from...

The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arise from...

We all need the freedom to die noble in a life that has been unworthy...

We all need the freedom to die noble in a life that has been unworthy...