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

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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The lack of money is the root of all evil.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

When a man wants to murder a tiger, it's called sport; when the tiger wants...

When a man wants to murder a tiger, it's called sport; when the tiger wants...

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worth while.

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worth while.

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.

The conversion of Paul was no conversion at all; it was Paul who converted the...

The conversion of Paul was no conversion at all; it was Paul who converted the...

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of...

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of...

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

The established government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke...

The established government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke...

A happy family is but an earlier heaven

A happy family is but an earlier heaven

Property is organized robbery.

Property is organized robbery.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who...

One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who...

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

A man who has no office to go, to I don't care who he is,...

A man who has no office to go, to I don't care who he is,...

Better never than late.

Better never than late.

Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive.

Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive.

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

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

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.