You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and I say Why not?

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Topics: George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

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

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

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...

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

I have made it so perfectly clear in my tracts, articles, and books what was...

I have made it so perfectly clear in my tracts, articles, and books what was...

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only comfortable

Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about...

Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about...

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

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

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

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...

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy

I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.

I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.

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...

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it.

Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it.

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one...

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and...

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and...

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.