When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its womankind

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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In gambling the many must lose in order that the few may win

In gambling the many must lose in order that the few may win

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human...

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human...

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

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

You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge...

You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge...

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...

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...

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that...

Being hurt by someone you truly care about leaves a hole in you heart that...

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see...

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see...

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

The established government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke...

The established government has no more right to call itself the state than the smoke...

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.

Property is organized robbery.

Property is organized robbery.

Political necessities sometime turn out to be political mistakes.

Political necessities sometime turn out to be political mistakes.

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth

A lifetime of happiness? No man could bear it: it would be hell on earth

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

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

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...

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge...

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.