All classes in proportion to their lack of travel and familiarity with foreign literature are bellicose, prejudiced against foreigners, fond of fighting as a cruel sport - in short, dog-like in their notions of foreign policy. George Bernard Shaw More Quotes by George Bernard Shaw More Quotes From George Bernard Shaw Those who understand evil pardon it. George Bernard Shaw pardon evil I am very subtle; but Man is deeper in his thought than I am. The woman knows that there is no such thing as nothing: the man knows that there is no such day as tomorrow. I do well to worship them. George Bernard Shaw tomorrow worship men In the arts of peace Man is a bungler. George Bernard Shaw men peace art When a heretic wishes to avoid martyrdom he speaks of "Orthodoxy, True and False" and demonstrates that the True is his heresy. George Bernard Shaw true-and-false orthodoxy wish Even a vortex is a vortex in something. You can't have a whirlpool without water; and you can't have a vortex without gas, or molecules or atoms or ions or electrons or something, not nothing. George Bernard Shaw molecules ions water Don't ask me for promises until I know what I am promising. George Bernard Shaw ask-me knows promise The poor silly-clever Irishman takes off his hat to God's Englishman. George Bernard Shaw hats clever silly Not everybody is strong enough to endure life without an anesthetic. Drink probably averts more gross crime than it causes. George Bernard Shaw drink causes strong Discussing vaccination with a doctor is like discussing vegetarianism with a butcher. George Bernard Shaw butchers doctors vegetarianism All progress is due to the unreasonable person. George Bernard Shaw unreasonable progress persons You can rave about Stravinsky without the slightest risk of being classified as a lunatic by the next generation . George Bernard Shaw next generations risk The price of ability does not depend on merit but on supply and demand. George Bernard Shaw demand doe inspirational Two people getting together to write a book is like three people getting together to have a baby. One of them is superfluous. George Bernard Shaw baby funny book It would positively be a relief to me to dig Shakespeare up and throw stones at him. George Bernard Shaw relief stones writing I don't know what to say about this book. The experience on which it is founded is so extraordinary, that an honest record of it should be preserved . . . But it would have driven me mad; and I am not sure that the author came out of it without a slight derangement. George Bernard Shaw mad writing book Every drunken skipper trusts to Providence. But one of the ways of Providence with drunken skippers is to run them on the rocks. George Bernard Shaw rocks running way This planet is obviously being used as an insane asylum by other planets. George Bernard Shaw used insane asylums Hell is a place where you have nothing to do but amuse yourself. George Bernard Shaw hell That older and greater church to which I belong: the church where the oftener you laugh the better, because by laughter only can you destroy evil without malice George Bernard Shaw laughter evil laughing A woman whose face looked as if it had been made of sugar and someone had licked it. George Bernard Shaw sugar made faces
