15 of George Bernard Shaw's Most Brilliant Quotes

1. “He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.”  ― George Bernard Shaw


2.  “A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.”― George Bernard Shaw


3.  “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.” ― George Bernard Shaw


4.  “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ― George Bernard Shaw


5.  “If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you. ― George Bernard Shaw


6.  “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.” 
― George Bernard Shaw


7.  “When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.” 
― George Bernard Shaw


8.  “The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.” ― George Bernard Shaw


9.  “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” 
― George Bernard Shaw


10. “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”  ― George Bernard Shaw

11.  The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people. ― George Bernard Shaw 

12. “Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.” ― George Bernard Shaw

13.  “Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.” ― George Bernard Shaw

14.  “Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men.” 
― George Bernard Shaw

15.  “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” ― George Bernard Shaw