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George Bernard Shaw Quotes: Men are wise in proportion not to their experience but to their capacity for experience.
         

Men are wise in proportion not to their experience but to their capacity for experience.


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Men are wise in proportion not to their experience but to their capacity for experience.
         



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



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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.

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



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