The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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He who has never hoped can never despair

He who has never hoped can never despair

Most people do not pray; they only beg.

Most people do not pray; they only beg.

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...

We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are,...

We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are,...

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the damned

Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the damned

You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward...

You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward...

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases...

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases...

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them.

People get nothing out of books but what they bring to them.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The...

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The...

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of...

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of...

Who says love never lives? Maybe we've never lived.

Who says love never lives? Maybe we've never lived.

Those who can do, those who can't teach.

Those who can do, those who can't teach.

Woman's dearest delight is to wound Man's self-conceit, though Man's dearest delight is to gratify...

Woman's dearest delight is to wound Man's self-conceit, though Man's dearest delight is to gratify...

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...

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post.

The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post.