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George Bernard Shaw Quotes: Keep away from books and from men who get their ideas from books, and your own books will always be fresh.
         

Keep away from books and from men who get their ideas from books, and your own books will always be fresh.


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

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



Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.



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

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



Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.



We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.



I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.



People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.



A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.



Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone.

Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone.



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