The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Fashions are the only induced epidemics, proving that epidemics can be induced by tradesmen.

Fashions are the only induced epidemics, proving that epidemics can be induced by tradesmen.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the...

Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the...

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...

Although I cannot lay an egg, I am a very good judge of omelettes

Although I cannot lay an egg, I am a very good judge of omelettes

I write plays because I like it and because I cannot remember any period in...

I write plays because I like it and because I cannot remember any period in...

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to...

Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to...

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me...

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me...

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

You cannot be a hero without being a coward.

You cannot be a hero without being a coward.

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

I want to be all used up when I die.

I want to be all used up when I die.

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

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

Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

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.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.