Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles. – George Bernard Shaw
If a woman can, by careful selection of a father and nourishment of herself, produce a citizen with efficient senses, sound organs and a good digestion, she should clearly be secured a sufficient reward for that natural service to make her willing to undertake and repeat it. – George Bernard Shaw
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. – George Bernard Shaw
Old men are dangerous: it doesn’t matter to them what is going to happen to the world. – George Bernard Shaw
Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads. – George Bernard Shaw
I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people. – George Bernard Shaw
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
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect. – George Bernard Shaw
Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does. – George Bernard Shaw
Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn’t! – George Bernard Shaw
Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid. – George Bernard Shaw
Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn’t really hurt. – George Bernard Shaw
Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history. – George Bernard Shaw
All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it. – George Bernard Shaw
Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course. – George Bernard Shaw
If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn’t be anything for us to do. – George Bernard Shaw