The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.

If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never...

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never...

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

The man who listens to Reason is lost: Reason enslaves all whose minds are not...

The man who listens to Reason is lost: Reason enslaves all whose minds are not...

Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't...

Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't...

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;...

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...

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

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.

We are the only real aristocracy in the world: the aristocracy of money.

We are the only real aristocracy in the world: the aristocracy of money.

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be...

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be...

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth.

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth.

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...

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

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

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

You can't put a price tag on love, but you can on all its accessories.

You can't put a price tag on love, but you can on all its accessories.