The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw Quotes
He is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.
Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity.
I’m only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler. I don’t like beer.
Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one.
Alcohol is a very necessary article… it enables Parliament to do things at eleven that no sane person would do at eleven in the morning.
He’ll probably never write a good play again. (on hearing that Eugene O’Neill had sworn off drinking)
You see things: and you say ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were: and say ‘Why not?’
I like a bit of a mongrel myself, whether it’s a man or a dog; it’s best for every day.
