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You cannot be a hero without being a coward.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Being Cannot Coward Hero Without You

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A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Gentleman He More Out Puts Takes Than Who World

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Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Expression Most Perfect Scorn Silence

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The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Advantage Great Great Advantage Home Home Life Hotel Life Refuge

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If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Always Experience Happens History History Repeats Itself How Incapable Itself Learning Man Must Repeats Unexpected

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I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Besides Dirty Get Learned Likes Long Never Pig Wrestle You

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A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Always Depend Government Paul Pay Peter Support

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If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Cannot Dance Family Get Make May Rid Skeleton Well You

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Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Better Bright Clean Keep Must See Through Which Window World You Yourself

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Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Artificial Born Hallucination Kings Made

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Dramatist

Born: July 26th, 1856

Died: November 2nd, 1950

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