George Bernard Shaw Quote Explained: You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?

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Every dream is a prophecy: every jest is an earnest in the womb of Time.

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Dream
Funny

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This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.

- George Bernard Shaw

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True Joy

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Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman.

- George Bernard Shaw

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The nation’s morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them.

- George Bernard Shaw

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People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances.

- George Bernard Shaw

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The test of good education is seeing how it behaves in a fight.

- George Bernard Shaw

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A man’s interest in the world is only an overflow from his interest in himself.

- George Bernard Shaw

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Curiosity

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Consistency is the enemy of enterprise, just as symmetry is the enemy of art.

- George Bernard Shaw

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Art

You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?

You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?

Every dream is a prophecy: every jest is an earnest in the womb of Time.

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.

Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman.

The nation’s morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances.

The test of good education is seeing how it behaves in a fight.

A man’s interest in the world is only an overflow from his interest in himself.

Consistency is the enemy of enterprise, just as symmetry is the enemy of art.

It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all. Explain

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. Explain

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone. Explain

I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched. Explain

Love begins with love ; and the warmest friendship cannot change even to the coldest love. Explain

We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together. Explain

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together. Explain

You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?

You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?

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