Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds. Logan Pearsall Smith, Afterthoughts (1931) "Other People"
(1865 - 1946) There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail. Logan Pearsall Smith, Afterthoughts (1931) "Life and Human Nature"
(1865 - 1946) How many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares if there seemed any danger of their coming true! Logan Pearsall Smith, Afterthoughts (1931) "Life and Human Nature"
(1865 - 1946) There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Logan Pearsall Smith, Afterthoughts (1931) "Life and Human Nature"
(1865 - 1946) Goodbye cruel world. Gloria Shayne, Title of song (1961) "Do you know what a pessimist is?" "A man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it." George Bernard Shaw, An Unsocial Socialist (1887) ch. 5
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. George Bernard Shaw, Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet (1911) "Limits to Toleration"
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master. Demosthenes
Greek orator & politician in Athens (384 BC - 322 BC) It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him. George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion (1916) preface
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. George Bernard Shaw, Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant (1898)
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