George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, politician, satirist, music critic and pacifist, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925 and the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1939.
Born* 26 July 1856
Portobello, Dublin, Ireland
Died* 2 November 1950 (aged 94)
Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England
Resting place* Shaw's Corner, Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation* Playwright, critic, polemicist, political activist
Nationality* British (1856–1950)
Irish* (dual nationality 1934–50)
Spouse* Charlotte Payne-Townshend (m. 1898; d. 1943)
1* When a person wants to kill a tiger, he speaks of sport. If a tiger kills a human, that's cruelty.
2* The more a person is ashamed, the more decent he is.
3* One of the saddest things in life is that a person has to do many good deeds to prove that he is good, but only needs to make a mistake to prove that he is no good.
4* The punishment of the liar is not that nobody believes him anymore, but that he himself can no longer believe anyone.
5* Animals are my friends, and I do not eat my friends.
6* The disadvantage of intelligence is that you are constantly forced to learn.
7* Love is the only slavery that is perceived as pleasure.
8* Money is nothing. But a lot of money, that's different.
9* Money: a means to have everything but a sincere friend, a disinterested lover and good health.
10* An untrained brain is more harmful to one's health than an untrained body.
Ps. Thank you and your heritage for what you have left us.