The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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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 man of great common sense and good taste is a man without originality or...

A man of great common sense and good taste is a man without originality or...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no...

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing

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...

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying

Those who do not know how to live must make a merit of dying

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are...

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are...

Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman, but believing what he read made him mad.

Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman, but believing what he read made him mad.

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one...

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one...

The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the...

The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the...

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that...

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that...

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous...

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous...

Is the word love important? I don't know but for me, you are more important....

Is the word love important? I don't know but for me, you are more important....