George Bernard Shaw on Beauty
Browse 2 quotations attributed to George Bernard Shaw, catalogued under beauty, with dates where available.
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Attributed to George Bernard Shaw, entry #209729: "Happiness and Beauty are by-products."
Attributed to George Bernard Shaw, entry #36962: "If you leave your art, the world will beat you back to it. The world has not an ambition worth sharing, or a prize worth handling. Corrupt successes, disgraceful failures, or shee…"
2 Quotes by George Bernard Shaw on Beauty
"Happiness and Beauty are by-products."
"If you leave your art, the world will beat you back to it. The world has not an ambition worth sharing, or a prize worth handling. Corrupt successes, disgraceful failures, or sheeplike vegetation are all it has to offer. I prefer Art, which gives me a sixth sense of beauty, with self-respect: perhaps also an immortal reputation in return for honest endeavour in a labour of love."