You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge boxes. The young ones carry pistols and cartridges; the old ones, grub.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: George Bernard Shaw Quotes

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

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

The heretic is always better dead. And mortal eyes cannot distinguish the saint from the...

The heretic is always better dead. And mortal eyes cannot distinguish the saint from the...

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...

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the...

Very few people can afford to be poor.

Very few people can afford to be poor.

The man who listens to Reason is lost: Reason enslaves all whose minds are not...

The man who listens to Reason is lost: Reason enslaves all whose minds are not...

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.

The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

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

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

It is most unwise for people in love to marry.

It is most unwise for people in love to marry.

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without...

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you...

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you...

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...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be...

If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to...

If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to...

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of...

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of...

If you can do more, you should!

If you can do more, you should!

When love is found, it is hard to forget where it is.

When love is found, it is hard to forget where it is.

... if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made...

... if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made...