We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that...

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that...

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.

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to this country and...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to this country and...

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

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 fickleness of the women whom I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy...

The fickleness of the women whom I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy...

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another...

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another...

Most people do not pray; they only beg.

Most people do not pray; they only beg.

No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official....

No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official....

There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.

There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are...

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are...

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself...

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself...

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal...

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal...

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive,...

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as...

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as...

In our ludicrous efforts to 'change' and be perfect, we try to fashion a perfect...

In our ludicrous efforts to 'change' and be perfect, we try to fashion a perfect...

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're...

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're...