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

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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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...

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

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

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

The Indian way of life provides the vision of the natural, real way of life....

The Indian way of life provides the vision of the natural, real way of life....

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution

With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be...

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be...

Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit....

Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit....

She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.

She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.

Schools must not become the agencies through which propaganda advocated by any section of society...

Schools must not become the agencies through which propaganda advocated by any section of society...

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...

My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is...

My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is...

The minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong.

The minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong.

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to...

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to...

Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive...

Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive...

Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once;...

Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once;...

Reason does not work instinctively, but requires trial, practice, and instruction in order to gradually...

Reason does not work instinctively, but requires trial, practice, and instruction in order to gradually...

Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their...

Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their...