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George Bernard Shaw Quotes: The English are not a very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.
         

The English are not a very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.


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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.



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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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