Quotes from George Bernard Shaw

The true joy in life is to be a force of Fortune instead of a feverish, selfish little child of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

Progress is impossible without change. And those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.

Cuando muera, quiero estar completamente agotado. Pues cuanto más duramente trabajo, más vivo. Gozo de la vida por la vida misma. Para mí la vida no es una pequeña vela. Es una especie de antorcha espléndida que por el momento sostengo, con fuerza, y quiero que arda con el mayor brillo posible antes de entregarla a las futuras generaciones.

La vida no es sobre encontrarte a ti mismo. La vida es sobre crearte a ti mismo.

Progresul este imposibil f?r? schimbare, iar aceia care nu îÅŸi pot schimba felul de a gândi nu pot schimba nimic

the blood and iron ye pin your faith on fell before the spirit of man; for the spirit of man is the will of the gods.

Eines der traurigsten Dinge im Leben ist, dass ein Mensch viele gute Taten tun muss, um zu beweisen, dass er tüchtig ist, aber nur einen Fehler zu begehen braucht, um zu beweisen, dass er nichts taugt.

The simple biggest problem in communication is the illusion that has taken place.

DiÅŸ aÄŸr?s? çekenler diÅŸleri saÄŸlam olanlar?; yoksulluk çekenler de paras? çok olanlar? mutlu san?rlar.

Biz iki h?rs?z aras?nda kendimizi ifade ederiz. Düne ait üzüntüler ve yar?na ait korkular.

The vilest abortionist is he who attempts to mould a child's character.

Some men see things as they are and say why—I dream things that never were and say why not.

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?

The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not

One sunny afternoon, a hansom drove at great speed along Belsize Avenue, St. John's Wood, and stopped before a large mansion.

Liza. If I cant have kindness, I'll have independence. Higgins. Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

El hecho de que un creyente sea más feliz que un escéptico no es más relevante que el que un borracho sea más feliz que un sobrio.

This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one: being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.

Progress is impossible without change

Patriotismo es la convicción de que tu país es superior a todo el resto sólo porque naciste en él

If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion

Vulgarity in a king flatters the majority of the nation.

In a stupid nation the man of genius becomes a god: everybody worships him and nobody does his will.