Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth

I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.

I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.

What Englishman will give his mind to politics as long as he can afford to...

What Englishman will give his mind to politics as long as he can afford to...

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and...

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

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

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

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

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...

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

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.

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

To withhold deserved praise lest it should make its object conceited is as dishonest as...

To withhold deserved praise lest it should make its object conceited is as dishonest as...

Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...

I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings...