George Bernard Shaw

Dramatist

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

1856 - 1950

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There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.
George Bernard Shaw
You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.
George Bernard Shaw
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.
George Bernard Shaw
Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.
George Bernard Shaw
The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.
George Bernard Shaw
Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.
George Bernard Shaw
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
George Bernard Shaw
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
George Bernard Shaw
Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.
George Bernard Shaw
While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal living conditions on this earth?
George Bernard Shaw