George Bernard Shaw

Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice.

Youth is such a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?

Syllables govern the world.

Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about them.

Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.

Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child.

Well, dinner would have been splendid!

Our necessities are few, but our wants are endless.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust. It is to solve some of the problems of life, not only theoretically, but practically.

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father’s wisdom than he who has a great deal left to him owes to his father’s care.

Have good trust in yourself … not in the One that you think you should be, but in the One that you are.

Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice.

Sometimes the place you are used to is not the place you belong.

It is the privilege of any human work which is well done to invest the doer with a certain haughtiness. He can well afford not to conciliate, whose faithful work will answer for him.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.

Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

That which builds is better than that which is built.