The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Belief Quotes

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one...

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one...

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who...

Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit....

Between persons of equal income there is no social distinction except the distinction of merit....

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

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...

Syllables govern the world.

Syllables govern the world.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

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...

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who looks at it when it...

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who looks at it when it...

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.

In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood...

In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood...

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

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

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...

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions...

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions...

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.