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Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Beware Blow Does Forgive Forgives He Man Neither Nor Return Who You Your Yourself

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There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Bigot Conscience Dangerous More Nothing Than

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I want to destroy ownership in order that possession and enjoyment may be raised to the highest point in every section of the community.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Community Destroy Enjoyment Every Highest May Order Ownership Point Possession Raised Section Want

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A statesman who confines himself to popular legislation - or, for the matter of that, a playwright who confines himself to popular plays - is like a blind man's dog who goes wherever the blind man pulls him, on the ground that both of them want to go to the same place.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Blind Blind Man Both Confines Dog Go Goes Ground Him Himself Legislation Like Man Matter Place Plays Playwright Popular Same Statesman Them Want Wherever Who

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If a woman can, by careful selection of a father and nourishment of herself, produce a citizen with efficient senses, sound organs and a good digestion, she should clearly be secured a sufficient reward for that natural service to make her willing to undertake and repeat it.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Careful Citizen Clearly Digestion Efficient Father Good Her Herself Make Natural Nourishment Organs Produce Repeat Reward Secured Selection Senses Service She Should Sound Sufficient Undertake Willing Woman

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Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Before Die Even Health Out Outlive Point Spend Use Wearing You Your Yourself

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What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Child Knowledge Pursuit See Want

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No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Always Believes Bible Convinced Ever He Man Means Says

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

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Beginning Create Creation Desire Imagination Imagine Last Will You

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In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Afraid Always Danger Those Who World

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Dramatist

Born: July 26th, 1856

Died: November 2nd, 1950

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