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Biography - George Bernard Shaw:

Irish playwright critic and polemicis.
Born: 1856 - Died: 1950
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Man can climb to the highest summits; but he cannot dwell there long.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
L'homme peut grimper aux plus hauts sommets, mais il ne peut s'y tenir longtemps.

German
Der Mensch kann wohl die höchsten Gipfel erreichen, aber verweilen kann er dort nicht lange.




See also 

See also...



Fortune is weary to carry one and the same man always upon her shoulders.




Quotes

George Bernard Shaw also said...


Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.





All great truths begin as blasphemies.





Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.





The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves.





Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.





The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.












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