Desire Quote by George Bernard Shaw Download Open image “I no longer desire happiness: life is nobler than that.” — George Bernard Shaw ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Desire Happiness Happiness life Inspirational Life Life happiness Life is
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Happiness is so nonsynonymous with joy or pleasure that it is not infrequently sought and felt in grief and deprivation. — Wilhelm von Humboldt Copy Share Image
I love little children too but I don't cut off their heads and stick them in vases. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Blasphemy and sedition (meaning the truth about Church and State). — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
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What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
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Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
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As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
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