The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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You cannot be a hero without being a coward.

You cannot be a hero without being a coward.

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's...

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's...

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

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

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human...

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human...

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...

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...

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

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.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

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

The nations morals are like its teeth, the more decayed they are the more it...

The nations morals are like its teeth, the more decayed they are the more it...

Hell is full of musical amateurs.

Hell is full of musical amateurs.

The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.

The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.