George Bernard Shaw on Ethics
Browse 7 quotations attributed to George Bernard Shaw, catalogued under Ethics, with dates where available.
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Attributed to George Bernard Shaw, entry #234848: "When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty."
Attributed to George Bernard Shaw, entry #197476: "That proves it's not by Shaw, because all Shaw's characters are himself: mere puppets stuck up to spout Shaw."
7 Quotes by George Bernard Shaw on Ethics
"When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty."
"That proves it's not by Shaw, because all Shaw's characters are himself: mere puppets stuck up to spout Shaw."
"The word morality, if we met it in the Bible, would surprise us as much as the word telephone or motor car."
"No elaboration of physical or moral accomplishment can atone for the sin of parasitism."
"Self-denial is not a virtue: it is only the effect of prudence on rascality."
"I have to live for others and not for myself; that's middle-class morality."
"I don't believe in morality. I'm a disciple of Bernard Shaw."