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| GEORGE BERNARD SHAW |
| A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing. A man never tells you anything until you contradict him. Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius. Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it. Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance. Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. Democracy substitutes selection by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week. Hatred is the coward's revenge for beign intimidated. He knows nothing; he thinks he knows everything--that clearly points to a political career. I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion. |
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