Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.
Quote by George Bernard Shaw
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Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.
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George Bernard Shaw Quotes
- The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.
- Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.
- Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.
- Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles.
- Lack of money is the root of all evil.
- Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
- A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.
- The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
- Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are at the mercy of those who have none.
- Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.
Best Quotes
- There is a subconscious way of taking violence as a way of expression, as a normality, and it has a lot of effects in the youth in the way they absorb education and what they hope to get out of life.
- There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.
- Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; A wise enemy is worth more.
- Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that I breathe. We need all sorts of nourishment. And music satisfies and nourishes the hunger within ourselves for connection and harmony.
- Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
- Develop interest in life as you see it in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.
- We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.
- In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
- This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.
- Our pets rely on us entirely for their nutrition. So if you're making your own judgments, that could lead to a mistake. At the same time, we have more control over our pet's diet than we do with our children or with ourselves, so your vet can tell you what is appropriate for your dog and you can assign them that.