Men get tired of everything, of heaven no less than of hell; and that …

George Bernard Shaw
764 citations
Men get tired of everything, of heaven no less than of hell; and that all history is nothing but a record of the oscillations of the world between these two extremes. An epoch is but a swing of the pendulum; and each generation thinks the world is progressing because it is always moving. ✨ George Bernard Shaw (2012). Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, p.201, The Floating Press
Humor Philosophy Thought
14

More Author Quotes

Of all the damnable waste of human life that ever was invented, clerking is the worst. ✨ George Bernard Shaw (2015). The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Let … ▶
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. ✨ The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet preface (1911)
I do not want to make my stomach a graveyard of dead animals.
We sing in a church, why can we not dance there?
Where there is no religion, hypocrisy becomes good taste. ✨ George Bernard Shaw (2015). George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned D … ▶

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes