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George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856–2 November 1950) was a world-renowned Irish author. Born in Dublin, he moved to London when he turned twenty. Having rejected formal schooling (toward which he had an enduring antipathy), he educated himself by independent study in the reading room of the British Museum; he also began his career there by writing novels for which he could not find a publisher.

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

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A fool’s brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.

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A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income.

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The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

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The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

- George Bernard Shaw

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