A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

— George Bernard Shaw

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.

— George Bernard Shaw

All censorship sexist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently, the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

— George Bernard Shaw

All great truths began as blasphemies.

— George Bernard Shaw

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

— George Bernard Shaw

All professions are a conspiracy against the country.

— George Bernard Shaw

A man learns to skate by staggering about and making a fool of himself. Indeed, he progresses in all things by resolutely making a fool of himself.

— George Bernard Shaw

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

— George Bernard Shaw

A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself.

— George Bernard Shaw

A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, The one I feed the most.

— George Bernard Shaw