The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

Property is organized robbery.

Property is organized robbery.

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...

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...

People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.

People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.

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 have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.

I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.

Who says love never lives? Maybe we've never lived.

Who says love never lives? Maybe we've never lived.

Syllables govern the world.

Syllables govern the world.

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.

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...

In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his...

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his...

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.