We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

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

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

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.

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...

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to...

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to...

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...

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got...

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

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 liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that...

The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that...

I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it...

I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it...

We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are,...

We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are,...

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances....

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances....

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and...

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and...

Just because a man and woman sleep in the same bed doesn't mean they have...

Just because a man and woman sleep in the same bed doesn't mean they have...

Dreams won't come looking for you. That's why you have to chase them. Pursue them...

Dreams won't come looking for you. That's why you have to chase them. Pursue them...

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive...

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive...

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human...

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human...