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«The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may want his neighbor to be governed, but he himself doesn't want to be governed. He is mortally afraid of government officials and policemen.»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
| Keywords:
anarchist, anarchists, an anarchist, governed, government officials, likes, mortally, neighbor, officials, policemen
«The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
| About:
Censorship,
Progress
| Keywords:
censorship, removal
«A man of great common sense and good taste is a man without originality or moral courage.»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
| About:
Common sense,
Mankind,
Originality
| Keywords:
Good taste, originality, sense of taste
«First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
| About:
First love,
Love
| Keywords:
First Love, foolishness
«I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming with a goal in front and not behind»
«The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
| About:
Rules
| Keywords:
golden, Golden Rule, The Golden Rule
«Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice»
«A lifetime of happiness ! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth»
«A pessimist thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
| About:
Optimism
| Keywords:
hates, nastier, nastiest, nasty
«If only for a half hour a day, a child should do something serviceable to the community»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
| About:
Children,
Social service
| Keywords:
half-hour, serviceable
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