George Bernard Shaw Quotes

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George Bernard Shaw Quotes

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George Bernard Shaw

Playwright, Critic

Funny

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

Book Censorship Logical

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George Bernard Shaw

Playwright, Critic

Angry

“A man who has no office to go, to I don't care who he is, is a trial of which you can have no conception.”

Men Office Trials

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Grateful

“I want to be all used up when I die.”

Inspirational Death Dying

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Love

“Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.”

Love Funny

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Sad

“It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.”

Wise Stupid

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Angry

“Security, the chief pretense of civilization, cannot exist where the worst of dangers, the danger of poverty, hangs over everyone's head.”

Civilization Poverty Danger

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Philosophical

“Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that men never learn anything from history.”

Men Inspirational Funny

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Funny

“The English are not a very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.”

People Ideas Spiritual

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Funny

“Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity, and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom.”

People Fashion Individuality

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Funny

“You have nothing to do but mention the quantum theory, and people will take your voice for the voice of science, and belive anything.”

People Voice Quantum

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Philosophical

“Man is unique in that he has plans, purpose and goals which require the need for criteria of choice. The need for ethical value is within man whose future may largely be determined by the choice he make”

Men Goal Unique

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Funny

“I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.”

Humorous Profound Temptation

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