Top 10 most inspiring quotes by George Bernard Shaw
- A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
- If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.
- 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.
- The liar’s punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
- Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.
- A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.
- He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.
- Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
- The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.
- The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist who made significant contributions to literature and social reform. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Shaw displayed an early passion for the arts and literature. However, his early career was marked by financial struggles and failed ventures.
Shaw’s breakthrough came with his play “Arms and the Man” in 1894, followed by a string of successful plays, including “Pygmalion” (1913), which later became the basis for the musical “My Fair Lady.” He was known for his wit, social commentary, and unconventional writing style, often challenging conventional wisdom and societal norms.
Apart from his achievements in the theatrical realm, Shaw was a fervent advocate of social reform and a staunch critic of the Victorian era’s class inequalities. He used his plays, essays, and speeches to address issues such as poverty, education, women’s rights, and socialism. Shaw’s views were often controversial, and he frequently clashed with established institutions and conservative thinkers of his time.
In recognition of his contributions, Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. He used the prize money to establish the Anglo-Swedish Literary Foundation, which supported the translation of Swedish literature into English. Shaw continued writing and speaking well into his nineties, leaving behind an extensive body of work that continues to be studied and performed to this day.
George Bernard Shaw’s legacy as a playwright, social commentator, and reformer remains influential, making him one of the most celebrated figures in literary history.
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