Famous Quotes in History by George Bernard Shaw - 1

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

A learned man is an idler who kills time by study.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

A pessimist thinks everybody as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough - George Bernard Shaw

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.

I often quote myself; it adds spice to my conversation.

If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.