People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

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...

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

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

Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a...

Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a...

Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn.

Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn.

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...

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

In a hospital they throw you out into the street before you are half cured,...

In a hospital they throw you out into the street before you are half cured,...

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like...

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like...

There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.

There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

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

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

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without...

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without...

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 British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

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

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

In love, the feeling of owning your partner seems natural, but it is not. Every...

In love, the feeling of owning your partner seems natural, but it is not. Every...

Let love be your greatest aim

Let love be your greatest aim

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...