You have learned something. That always feels at first as if you had lost something.

— George Bernard Shaw

You have learned something. That always feels at first as if you have lost something.

— George Bernard Shaw

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

— George Bernard Shaw

You may remember that on earth—though of course we never confessed it—the death of anyone we knew, even those we liked best, was always mingled with a certain satisfaction at being finally done with them.

— George Bernard Shaw

Your friends are all the dullest dogs I know. They are not beautiful: they are only decorated. They are not clean: they are only shaved and starched. Furthermore, they are not dignified: they are only fashionably dressed. Furthermore, they are not educated: they are only college pass men. Furthermore, they are not religious: they are only pew renters. Furthermore, they are not moral: they are only conventional. Furthermore, they are not virtuous: they are only cowardly. Furthermore, they are not even vicious: they are only “frail.” They are not artistic: they are only lascivious. Furthermore, they are not prosperous: they are only rich. Furthermore, they are not loyal, they are only servile; not dutiful, only sheepish; not public-spirited, only patriotic; not courageous, only quarrelsome; not determined, only obstinate; not masterful, only domineering; not self-controlled, only obtuse; not self-respecting, only vain; not kind, only sentimental; not social, only gregarious; not considerate, only polite; not intelligent, only opinionated; not progressive, only factious; not imaginative, only superstitious; not just, only vindictive; not generous, only propitiatory; not disciplined, only cowed; and not truthful at all: liars every one of them, to the very backbone of their souls.

— George Bernard Shaw

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

— George Bernard Shaw

You think, because you have a purpose, Nature must have one. You might as well expect it to have fingers and toes because you do.

— George Bernard Shaw

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

— George Bernard Shaw

Youth is wasted on the young.

— George Bernard Shaw

You use a glass mirror to see your face you use works of art to see your soul.

— George Bernard Shaw