An Irishman by origin, George Bernard Shaw is one of the best playwrights of English literature second only to Shakespeare. A lot of his works have been compared with those of Shakespeare. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. He did not believe in such public honors and there were rumors that he would deny it entirely. But on the request of his wife, ... George Bernard Shaw biography|
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Do you know what a pessimist is? A man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.. (George Bernard Shaw) Related concepts: nasty pessimist hates thinks himself |
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A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income. (George Bernard Shaw) Related concepts: broken comfortable complaint london heart |
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A doctors reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care. (George Bernard Shaw) Related concepts: reputation eminent care under number |
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A dramatic critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned. (George Bernard Shaw) Related concepts: dramatic critic leaves unstoned |
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A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic. (George Bernard Shaw) Related concepts: induced fashion epidemic |
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A fools brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education. (George Bernard Shaw) Related concepts: folly science philosophy fools brain |
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A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. (George Bernard Shaw) Related concepts: takes world |
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A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. (George Bernard Shaw) Related concepts: always depend peter support government |
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A happy family is but an earlier heaven. (George Bernard Shaw) Related concepts: earlier happy family heaven |
