Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it. George Bernard Shaw More Quotes by George Bernard Shaw More Quotes From George Bernard Shaw Some people look at the world and say 'why?' Some people look at the world and say 'why not?' George Bernard Shaw positive-thinkingpeoplelooks You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not? George Bernard Shaw inspirationallovelife The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. George Bernard Shaw atheistreligiouslife If at age 20 you are not a Communist then you have no heart. If at age 30 you are not a Capitalist then you have no brains. George Bernard Shaw agebrainheart There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot. George Bernard Shaw dangerous-thingsbigotsdangerous If there was twenty ways of telling the truth and only one way of telling a lie, the Government would find it out. It's in the nature of governments to tell lies. George Bernard Shaw governmenttwentieslying Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny; they have only shifted it to another shoulder. George Bernard Shaw rebellionrebelliousrevolution Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw sarcasmfreedompolitical When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. George Bernard Shaw funny-wittyhumorwise I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence. George Bernard Shaw sarcasmsarcasticwould-be The best way to get your point across is to entertain. George Bernard Shaw best-wayway Words are only postage stamps delivering the object for you to unwrap George Bernard Shaw deliveringstampsobjects A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw wittyinspirationalfunny It's all that the young can do for the old, to shock them and keep them up to date. George Bernard Shaw generationsagetime It is not that I am so clever; it is that everyone else is so stupid. George Bernard Shaw stupiditystupidclever Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable. George Bernard Shaw creativityinspirationalart Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great. George Bernard Shaw greatnessdoneneeds The more I see of the moneyed classes, the more I understand the guillotine. George Bernard Shaw moneybusinessclass The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not. George Bernard Shaw happymotivationalhappiness The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. George Bernard Shaw karmabetrayaltrust
