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

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Belief Quotes

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...

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

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

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it,...

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it,...

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other...

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were...

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about...

Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about...

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

Education can and should do much influence social, moral and intellectual discovery by stimulating critical...

Education can and should do much influence social, moral and intellectual discovery by stimulating critical...

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

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...

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a...

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger...

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger...

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of...