Property is organized robbery.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one...

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one...

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that...

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that...

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

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

Dying is a troublesome business: there is pain to be suffered, and it wrings one's...

Dying is a troublesome business: there is pain to be suffered, and it wrings one's...

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and...

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and...

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.

All young women begin by believing they can change and reform the men they marry....

All young women begin by believing they can change and reform the men they marry....

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power,...

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power,...

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the...

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the...

New opinions often appear first as jokes and fancies, then as blasphemies and treason, then...

New opinions often appear first as jokes and fancies, then as blasphemies and treason, then...

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

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...

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got...

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got...

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.