Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are at the mercy of those who have none.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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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...

You cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it, better keep yourself clean and...

You cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it, better keep yourself clean and...

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.

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...

Youth is wasted on the young.

Youth is wasted on the young.

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

A man who has no office to go, to I don't care who he is,...

A man who has no office to go, to I don't care who he is,...

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...

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were...

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were...

May you live in interesting times

May you live in interesting times

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

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

Affection between adults - if they are really adult in mind and not merely grown...

Affection between adults - if they are really adult in mind and not merely grown...

It's so hard to know what to do when one wishes earnestly to do right.

It's so hard to know what to do when one wishes earnestly to do right.

The road to ignorance is paved with good editions

The road to ignorance is paved with good editions

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

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

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever...

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political...

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political...

Knowledge is nothing else than reflection or mirroring. Knowledge exists in itself only if this...

Knowledge is nothing else than reflection or mirroring. Knowledge exists in itself only if this...

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.