Syllables govern the world.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

A doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his...

A doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his...

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.

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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...

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what...

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what...

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven

A happy family is but an earlier heaven

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to...

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to...

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the...

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the...

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an...

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an...

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I...

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I...