I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people. George Bernard Shaw on courage
He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage. George Bernard Shaw on courage
Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent. George Bernard Shaw on death
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. George Bernard Shaw on dreams
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education. George Bernard Shaw on education
If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience. George Bernard Shaw on experience
We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience. George Bernard Shaw on experience
Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience. George Bernard Shaw on experience
When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work. George Bernard Shaw on failure
Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him. George Bernard Shaw on failure
If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. George Bernard Shaw on family
Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family. George Bernard Shaw on family
Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability. George Bernard Shaw on famous
You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live. George Bernard Shaw on fear
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children. George Bernard Shaw on fitness
Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends. George Bernard Shaw on food
There is no sincerer love than the love of food. George Bernard Shaw on food
Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive. George Bernard Shaw on food