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A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income.
A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.
A genius can't be forced; nor can you make an ape an alderman.
A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.... (more George Bernard Shaw quotes)
Concerned about the spelling of many English words, Shaw wanted to start a new phonemic alphabet for the English language and left money in his will for this.
Shaw was a supporter of the Salvation Army even though he satirized the organization in his play Major Barbara.
Shaw was close friends with T. E. Lawrence aka Lawrence of Arabia. Lawrence would later legally change his name to T. E. Shaw, choosing to honor his friend with his new last name.
Shaw's picture appears on the cover of the ... (more George Bernard Shaw trivia)
| George Bernard Shaw's Plays (Norton Critical Editions) by George Bernard Shaw and Sandie Byrne | |
| The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Christopher Innes | |
| George Bernard Shaw by G.K. Chesterton |
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