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When people shake their heads because we are living in a restless age, ask them how they would like to life in a stationary one, and do without change
George Bernard Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw
Age: 94 †
Born: 1856
Born: July 26
Died: 1950
Died: November 2
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I like to quote myself frequently and often, it makes me sound much more intelligent than I actually am.
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The British churchgoer prefers a severe preacher because he thinks a few home truths will do his neighbors no harm.
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God made the world as an artist and that is why the world must learn from its artists.
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