The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

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...

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

Hell is paved with good intentions, not bad ones

Hell is paved with good intentions, not bad ones

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

I'm not a teacher: only a fellow-traveller of whom you asked the way. I pointed...

I'm not a teacher: only a fellow-traveller of whom you asked the way. I pointed...

What is virtue but the Trade Unionism of the married?

What is virtue but the Trade Unionism of the married?

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the...

Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the...

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

Property is organized robbery.

Property is organized robbery.

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never...

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never...

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

A drama critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world; and all sound and successful...

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world; and all sound and successful...

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 best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him...

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him...

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.