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The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#backed #belief #capitalism #destroyed #effective

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as an example. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#example #hold #lesson #must #object

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#because #born #conviction #country #others

Give a man health and a course to steer, and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#desire #get #heart #life #other

We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify our existence... on pain of liquidation. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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