We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify our existence... on pain of liquidation.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were...

Home is the girl's prison and the woman's workhouse.

Home is the girl's prison and the woman's workhouse.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the...

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the...

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...

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are...

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are...

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.

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution

With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution

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...

Nobel prize money is a life-belt thrown to a swimmer who has already reached the...

Nobel prize money is a life-belt thrown to a swimmer who has already reached the...

A pessimist thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

A pessimist thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

Success covers a multitude of blunders

Success covers a multitude of blunders

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

Get married, but never to a man who is home all day

Get married, but never to a man who is home all day

Marriage is an institution and that's where a couple finish up.

Marriage is an institution and that's where a couple finish up.

To keep the fire burning brightly there's one easy rule: Keep the two logs together,...

To keep the fire burning brightly there's one easy rule: Keep the two logs together,...