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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The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a...

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a...

A woman whose face looked as if it had been made of sugar and someone...

A woman whose face looked as if it had been made of sugar and someone...

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...

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

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

May you live in interesting times

May you live in interesting times

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder...

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder...

Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never...

Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never...

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.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.

Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed.

Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed.

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage...

Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage...

Two people getting together to write a book is like three people getting together to...

Two people getting together to write a book is like three people getting together to...

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Any belief worth having must survive doubt

Political necessities sometime turn out to be political mistakes.

Political necessities sometime turn out to be political mistakes.

Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends.

Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends.

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

Democracy means the organization of society for the benefit and at the expense of everybody...

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.

There is no democracy in physics. We can't say that some second-rate guy has as...

There is no democracy in physics. We can't say that some second-rate guy has as...