George Bernard Shaw Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old George Bernard Shaw quotes, George Bernard Shaw sayings, and George Bernard Shaw proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Hell is a place where you have nothing to do but amuse yourself. George Bernard Shaw
A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell. George Bernard Shaw
The golden rule is that there are no golden rules. George Bernard Shaw
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. George Bernard Shaw
A tranquil woman can go on sewing longer than an angry man can go on fuming. George Bernard Shaw
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor. George Bernard Shaw
A happy family is but an earlier heaven. George Bernard Shaw
The worst cliques are those which consist of one man. George Bernard Shaw
We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. George Bernard Shaw
Most people go to their grave with their music inside them. George Bernard Shaw
England and America are two countries separated by the same language. George Bernard Shaw
You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not? George Bernard Shaw
I have nothing to offer you but my strength for your defence, my honesty for your surety, my ability and industry for your livelihood, and my authority and position for your dignity. That is all it becomes a man to offer a woman. George Bernard Shaw
Only fools repeat the same things over and over, expecting to obtain different results. George Bernard Shaw
The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech. George Bernard Shaw
Our political experiment of democracy, the last refuge of cheap misgovernment. George Bernard Shaw
If you leave the smallest corner of your head vacant for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters. George Bernard Shaw
Fine art is the only teacher except torture. George Bernard Shaw
Fine art is the subtlest, the most seductive, the most effective instrument of moral propaganda in the world, excepting only the example of personal conduct; and I waive even this exception in favor of the art of the stage, because it works by exhibiting examples of personal conduct made intelligible and moving to crowds of unobservant unreflecting people to whom real life means nothing. George Bernard Shaw
Every step of progress means a duty repudiated, and a scripture torn up. George Bernard Shaw
Most of the money given by rich people in 'charity' is made up of conscience money, 'ransom,' political bribery, and bids for titles.... One buys moral credit by signing a cheque, which is easier than turning a prayer wheel. George Bernard Shaw
Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long. George Bernard Shaw
People exaggerate the value of things they haven't got: everybody worships truth and unselfishness because they have no experience with them. George Bernard Shaw
Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices. George Bernard Shaw
The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel. George Bernard Shaw
A happy family is but an earlier heaven. George Bernard Shaw
The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself. George Bernard Shaw
When our relatives are at at home, we have to think of their good points or it would be impossible to endure them. But when they are away, we console ourselves for their absence by dwelling on their vices. George Bernard Shaw
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw
Patience is the companion of wisdom. George Bernard Shaw