George Bernard Shaw

Democracy: The substitution of election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

Man is the only animal which esteems itself rich in proportion to the number and voracity of its parasites.

When it comes to the point, really bad men are just as rare as really good ones.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the 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.

Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.

We have not lost faith, but we have transferred it from God to the medical profession.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

Hate has caused a lot of problems in this world, but it has not solved one yet.

Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now.

We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment.

Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?

During my life, I have had a few nightmares which happened to me while I was wide awake.

If everyone is a product of this society, who will say the things that need to be said, and do the things that need to be done, without compromise?

I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.