People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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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,...

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

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

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

General consultant to mankind.

General consultant to mankind.

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

Woman reduces us all to a common denomination

Woman reduces us all to a common denomination

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...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

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...

The sincerest love is the love of food.

The sincerest love is the love of food.

There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.

There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.

The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.

The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

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.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

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 you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and...

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a...