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George Bernard Shaw

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George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, and political activist who became the leading dramatist of his generation. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. Known for his sharp wit and social commentary, Shaw wrote over 60 plays including *Pygmalion*, which inspired the musical *My Fair Lady*.

“In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it's more dangerous to lose than to win.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Knowledge

All Quotes by George Bernard Shaw

“You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Patriotism

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Change

“The fickleness of the women I love is only equalled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Love

“There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Religion

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

— George Bernard Shaw

Men

“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Learning

“The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Love

“Every man over forty is a scoundrel.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Age

“Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Home

“Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Society

“Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Beauty

“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Future

“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Funny

“The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Great

“Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Funny

“My reputation grows with every failure.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Failure

“Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Famous

“Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are at the mercy of those who have none.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Men

“Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Men

“I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence.”

— George Bernard Shaw

Intelligence