Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't really hurt. George Bernard Shaw More Quotes by George Bernard Shaw More Quotes From George Bernard Shaw If you teach a man anything, he will never learn. George Bernard Shaw teachifsmen The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity. George Bernard Shaw soulmatehonestypeace The universal regard for money is the one hopeful fact in our civilization. Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity and beauty . . . . Not the least of its virtues is that it destroys basic people as certainly as it fortifies and dignifies noble people. George Bernard Shaw moneybeautycivilization A happy family is but an earlier heaven. George Bernard Shaw familyhappinessinspirational Activity is the only road to knowledge. George Bernard Shaw wisescienceknowledge Our ideals, like the gods of old, are constantly demanding human sacrifices. George Bernard Shaw idealssacrificehumans Nothing soothes me more after a long and maddening course of pianoforte recitals than to sit and have my teeth drilled. George Bernard Shaw teethpianolong Newspaper : A device unable to distinguish between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilisation. George Bernard Shaw modernamericaworld A family is a tyranny ruled over by it's weakest member. George Bernard Shaw membersfamilytyranny The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it. George Bernard Shaw beliefwantbelieve Opera is when a tenor and soprano want to make love, but are prevented from doing so by a baritone. George Bernard Shaw operamaking-lovewant An asylum for the sane would be empty in America. George Bernard Shaw asylumswould-beamerica Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature! George Bernard Shaw forgivenesslawbelieve The road to ignorance is paved with good editors. George Bernard Shaw editorsignorancewriting You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the government. And, with due respect to these gentlemen, I advise you, as long as the capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold. George Bernard Shaw respecthonestymoney The popular definition of tragedy is heavy drama in which everyone is killed in the last act, comedy being light drama in which everyone is married in the last act. George Bernard Shaw lighttragedydrama The right to know is like the right to live. It is fundamental and unconditional in its assumption that knowledge, like life, is a desirable thing. George Bernard Shaw assumptionfundamentalsknowledge If you eliminate smoking and gambling, you will be amazed to find that almost all an Englishman's pleasures can be, and mostly are, shared by his dog. George Bernard Shaw gamblingdogsilly Never forget that if you leave your law to judges and your religion to bishops, you will presently find yourself without either law or religion. George Bernard Shaw finding-yourselfjudginglaw Gentle Jesus, meek and mild' is a snivelling modern invention, with no warrant in the gospels. George Bernard Shaw moderninventionjesus
