Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

We must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that...

We must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that...

The sincerest love is the love of food.

The sincerest love is the love of food.

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.

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...

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next...

If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next...

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.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.

Property is organized robbery.

Property is organized robbery.

Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.

What is virtue but the Trade Unionism of the married?

What is virtue but the Trade Unionism of the married?

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six...

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six...