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

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...

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...

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...

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The slave of fear: the worst of slaveries

The slave of fear: the worst of slaveries

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

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

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

The churches must learn humility as well as teach it.

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man...

He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man...

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...

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...

Property is organized robbery.

Property is organized robbery.

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.

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like...

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like...

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.

There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.

The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.

The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.