The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

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.

I'm an atheist and I thank God for it.

I'm an atheist and I thank God for it.

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.

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work...

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work...

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.

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when...

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when...

The sincerest love is the love of food.

The sincerest love is the love of food.

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...

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to...

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to...

Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity...

Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity...

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood;...

An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood;...

The harder I work the more I live.

The harder I work the more I live.

Capitalism justified itself and was adopted as an economic principle on the express ground that...

Capitalism justified itself and was adopted as an economic principle on the express ground that...

Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't...

Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't...

Success covers a multitude of blunders

Success covers a multitude of blunders

They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in...

They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in...

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud...

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud...