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I have very carefully studied Islam and the life of its Prophet (PBUH). I have done so both as a student of history and as a critic. And I have come to conclusion that Muhammad (PBUH) was indeed a great man and a

I have very carefully studied Islam and the life of its Prophet (PBUH). I have done so both as a student of history and as a critic. And I have come to conclusion that Muhammad (PBUH) was indeed a great man and a deliverer and benefactor of mankind which was till then writhing under the most agonising Pain.

George Bernard Shaw
Pain, Men, Islam

A fool-proof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble; then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant.

George Bernard Shaw
Block, Elephants, Looks

Words are only postage stamps delivering the object for you to unwrap

George Bernard Shaw
Stamps, Objects, Delivering

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

George Bernard Shaw
Veterans Day, Peace, War
George Bernard Shaw (2015). “The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more”, p.3610, e-artnow

Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and you're a Shakespeare.

George Bernard Shaw
Clever, Silly, Writing

We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way.

George Bernard Shaw
Civilization, Way, Kind

Men are not governed by justice, but by law or persuasion. When they refuse to be governed by law or persuasion, they have to be governed by force or fraud, or both.

George Bernard Shaw
Men, Law, Justice
George Bernard Shaw (2015). “The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more”, p.3024, e-artnow

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

George Bernard Shaw
Inspirational, Attitude, Fear
George Bernard Shaw (1968). “Four Plays by Bernard Shaw”, Pocket Books

Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man.

George Bernard Shaw
Men, Accomplished, Reasonable

A miracle is an event which creates faith. That is the purpose and nature of miracles. Frauds deceive. An event which creates faith does not deceive: therefore it is not a fraud, but a miracle.

George Bernard Shaw
Expectations, Miracle, Purpose
Saint Joan (1924) sc. 2

I'm not a teacher: only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead - ahead of myself as well as you.

George Bernard Shaw
Education, Teacher, Teaching

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that men never learn anything from history.

George Bernard Shaw
Inspirational, Funny, Men
"Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes".

When you read a biography remember that the truth is never fit for publication.

George Bernard Shaw
Biographies, Remember, Fit

A learned man is an idler who kills time by study.

George Bernard Shaw
Education, Men, Idlers
George Bernard Shaw (2015). “George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion”, p.306, e-artnow

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.

George Bernard Shaw
Life, Marriage, Wedding
Getting Married preface (1911)

I myself have been particularly careful never to say a civil word to the United States. I have scoffed at their inhabitants as a nation of villagers. I have defined the 100 % American as 99 % an idiot. And they adore me.

George Bernard Shaw
Civilization, United States, Idiot

All professions are conspiracies against the laity.

George Bernard Shaw
Work, Drinking, Conspiracy
The Doctor's Dilemma act 1 (1911)

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

George Bernard Shaw
Respect, Integrity, Character
Man and Superman (1903) act 1

Although I cannot lay an egg, I am a very good judge of omelettes

George Bernard Shaw
Eggs, Judging, Judgement

You can easily find people who are ten times as rich at sixty as they were at twenty but not one of them will tell you that they are ten times as happy

George Bernard Shaw
People, Twenties, Rich

I loathe the mess of mean superstitions and misunderstood prophecies which is still rammed down the throats of children under the name of Christianity.

George Bernard Shaw
Religious, Children, Mean

If we women were particular about men's characters, we should never get married at all.

George Bernard Shaw
Girly, Women, Character
"Heartbreak House".

A man who desires to get married should know everything or nothing.

George Bernard Shaw
Men, Desire, Importance Of Being Earnest

Nothing remains beautiful and interesting except thought, because the thought is the life.

George Bernard Shaw
Beautiful, Ideas, Interesting
George Bernard Shaw (2015). “George Bernard Shaw: The Collected Plays (Illustrated): 60 plays including Caesar and Cleopatra, Pygmalion, Saint Joan, The Apple Cart, Cymbeline, Androcles And The Lion, The Man Of Destiny, The Inca Of Perusalem and Macbeth Skit”, p.3155, e-artnow

I knew if I waited around long enough something like this would happen.

George Bernard Shaw
Long, Enough, Epitaph

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