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

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.

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...

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides,...

Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of...

Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of...

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to...

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to...

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

The universal regard for money is the one hopeful fact in our civilization.

The universal regard for money is the one hopeful fact in our civilization.

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

The art of government is the organization of idolatry

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

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

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it...

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men...

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced...

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced...

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other...

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other...

General consultant to mankind.

General consultant to mankind.

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

Surely they who believe and do good deeds and keep up prayer and pay the...

Surely they who believe and do good deeds and keep up prayer and pay the...