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

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very...

No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very...

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to...

If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to...

If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life, your reward...

If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life, your reward...

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 harder I work the more I live.

The harder I work the more I live.

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized...

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized...

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...

If only for a half hour a day, a child should do something serviceable to...

If only for a half hour a day, a child should do something serviceable to...

The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

Common people do not pray, my lord: they only beg

Common people do not pray, my lord: they only beg

My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is...

My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is...

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

What the world calls originality is only an unaccustomed method of tickling it

All progress means war with society.

All progress means war with society.

Progress is not created by contented people

Progress is not created by contented people

Ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of...

Ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of...