This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Joy Quotes, Life Quotes, Meaning Quotes, Purpose Quotes

Fashions, after all, are only induced epidemics.

Fashions, after all, are only induced epidemics.

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...

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...

The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist

The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that...

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that...

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage...

Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage...

Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.

Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

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...

The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man...

The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man...

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.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

We need men who can dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.

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

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

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

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

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

I want to be all used up when I die.

I want to be all used up when I die.