[Quotations] Irish Humor Master: 20 Classic Quotes by George Bernard Shaw

Living in the same era as Oscar Wilde , who was also an Irish writer, their family backgrounds and lives were very different. Bernard Shaw originally came from a well-off family, but after his father failed in business, his mother took him away from home and went to London. Influenced by his mother since childhood, Bernard Shaw was also very interested and talented in music and painting. Even though Bernard Shaw came from a poor family, with his persistence and hard work, he finally achieved success and influence in many fields. His writing may seem humorous and satirical, but it actually speaks to social problems and various life experiences.

▼20 classic quotations

(1) "First love" is a little clumsy and a lot of curiosity.

(2) "Love" is not a charity, so you cannot give generously.

(3) There is no love more sincere than the love for food.

(4) If you want to get married, go for it. If you want to be single, go for it. You will all regret it in the end.

(5) The best way to test a man or woman's breeding is to see how they behave in an argument.

(6) At this moment, there are about 20,000 people on earth who are suitable to be your life partner. It depends on which one you meet first.

(7) I was very smart when I was born, but education ruined me.

(8) A fool will always find an even fooler person who admires him.

(9) The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The less you know, then why bother learning?

(10) The lessons of history tell us: People will not learn lessons from historical experience.

(11) People who achieve success in this world strive to find the environment they want. If they cannot find the environment, they create it themselves.

(12) There are two major pains in life: one is not getting something, and the other is losing something.

(13) I never refuse temptation because I find that things that are not good for me cannot tempt me.

▲ Oscar Wilde: “I can resist everything except temptation.”

(14) He who never has any hope will never be disappointed.

(15) I had already swam to the other side, and you just threw the lifebuoy to me.

(16) Is the epidemic necessarily noble? Then "influenza" should also be noble?

(17) "Silence" is the perfect way to express contempt.

(18) Everyone should leave prison if given the chance.

(19) Do what you have to do and let the results take their course.

(20) When others praise me, I worry that they are not praising me enough.

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