Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright and critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Shaw is best known for his sharp social commentary and satirical plays that exposed class inequality and political hypocrisy. His works, including *Man and Superman* and *Pygmalion*, blend wit with progressive ideas, challenging conventional morality and advocating for humanist values.
More from George Bernard Shaw (314 quotes) →Keep reading George Bernard Shaw
- “An author who gives a manager or publisher any rights in his work except those immediately and specifically r…”George Bernard Shaw
- “Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.”George Bernard Shaw
- “The love of economy is the root of all virtue.”George Bernard Shaw
- “Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men.”George Bernard Shaw
Explore History
- “A life, a history, whole patterns of existence altered, simply by doing nothing. The silent lie. The act of o…”Aminatta Forna
- “When she smiles, the lines in her face become epic narratives that trace the stories of generations that no b…”Curtis Tyrone Jones
- “No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”Thomas Carlyle
READ THE SOURCE
Books by George Bernard Shaw
Candida
1994
Major Barbara
2006
Pygmalion
2009
Heartbreak House
1965
Back to Methuselah
2006