A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage. George Bernard Shaw More Quotes by George Bernard Shaw More Quotes From George Bernard Shaw I really don't think I could consent to go to Heaven if I thought there were no animals there. George Bernard Shaw animalheaventhinking I also made it quite clear that Socialism means equality of income or nothing, and that under socialism you would not be allowed to be poor. You would be forcibly feed, clothed, lodged, taught, and employed whether you like it or not. If it were discovered that you had not character enough to be worth all this trouble, you might possibly be executed in a kindly manner; but whilst you were permitted to live you would have to live well. George Bernard Shaw equalitycharactermean Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. George Bernard Shaw intellectualpowermen It is feeling that sets a man thinking, and not thought that sets him feeling. George Bernard Shaw feelingsmenthinking Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning. George Bernard Shaw flatteryimitationlearning First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. George Bernard Shaw confusedcuriositylove Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich-something for nothing. George Bernard Shaw richgamblingpromise To be in hell is to drift; to be in heaven is to steer. George Bernard Shaw helllifeheaven It exasperated her to think that the dungeon in which she had languished for so many unhappy years had been unlocked all the time, and that the impulses she had so carefully struggled with and stifled for the sake of keeping well with society, were precisely those by which alone she could have come into any sort of sincere human contact. George Bernard Shaw awkwardyearsthinking You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. George Bernard Shaw patrioticracepeace All censorships exist 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 progresschallengesfirsts I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality. George Bernard Shaw pygmalionselfclass Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous. George Bernard Shaw veterans-daywarpeace Get out of my way; for I won't stop for you. George Bernard Shaw my-wayway We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are, not as they are said to be. George Bernard Shaw saidthinking I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy. George Bernard Shaw truthinspirationalchildren Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men. George Bernard Shaw cleverwittyfunny Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like: it is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. George Bernard Shaw menpeopleway Tradition will accustom people to any atrocity George Bernard Shaw atrocitiestraditionpeople Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw wisdomfunnycountry
