George Bernard Shaw

“Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.”

“The fickleness of the women I love is only equalled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.”

“General consultant to mankind.”

“Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.”

“Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive.”

“A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.”

“The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.”

“She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.”

“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.”

“If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters.”

“Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.”

“England and America are two countries separated by the same language.”

“You cannot be a hero without being a coward.”

“Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.”

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”

“Creation is a miracle of daily recurrence. 'A miracle a minute' would not be a bad slogan for God.”

“The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.”

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

“Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't really hurt.”

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