The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood;...

An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood;...

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it...

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it...

Capitalism justified itself and was adopted as an economic principle on the express ground that...

Capitalism justified itself and was adopted as an economic principle on the express ground that...

Property is organized robbery.

Property is organized robbery.

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

You'll get more out of me and a machine than you will out of twenty...

You'll get more out of me and a machine than you will out of twenty...

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.

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.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.

In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he...

In the arts of life, man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he...

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you...

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you...

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

All you need to do is hold on tight...and believe.

All you need to do is hold on tight...and believe.