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Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Between Difference Else Everybody Everybody Else Exaggeration Gross Love Love Is Person

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I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Bad Because Found Me Never Resist Tempt Temptation Things

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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Any Backed Belief Capitalism Destroyed Effective Force Interest Our Power Self

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Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Life Tolerable Would

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We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are, not as they are said to be.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: About Always Must Said Things Think

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Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Few Few People International Made More Myself Once People Reputation Than Think Thinking Three Times Twice Twice A Week Two Week Year

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

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Art Conversation Had Lost Power She Speech Unfortunately

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Political necessities sometime turn out to be political mistakes.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Mistakes Necessities Out Political Sometime Turn

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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Always Ashamed Doing Duty He His Man Something Stupid

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Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Death Eminent Levels Life Men Reveals

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Dramatist

Born: July 26th, 1856

Died: November 2nd, 1950

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