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

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Genius Quotes, Honor Quotes

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...

If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all.

If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all.

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

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...

Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes

Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a...

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a...

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

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...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

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...

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

First love is a little foolish and a lot of curiosity.

First love is a little foolish and a lot of curiosity.

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...

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.

The best answer to anger is silence.

The best answer to anger is silence.