6 Posts found for Author: George Bernard Shaw

Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.

Author: George Bernard Shaw | Subjects: Character, Life & Society, Personal Improvement, Psychology | Behavior

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Author: George Bernard Shaw | Subjects: Life & Society, Personal Improvement

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

Author: George Bernard Shaw | Subject: Life & Society

Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.

Author: George Bernard Shaw | Subjects: Life & Society, Personal Improvement, Psychology | Behavior

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as … [ Read more ]

Author: George Bernard Shaw | Subjects: Happiness, Life & Society, Personal Improvement

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

Author: George Bernard Shaw | Subjects: Gratitude, Perception | Observation