Famous Quotes by George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists"

Below are famous quotes by George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists" - Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950).

Beware of the man whose God is in the skies.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

Youth, which is forgiven everything, forgives itself nothing: age, which forgives itself everything, is forgiven nothing.

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