Top 10 Best George Bernard Shaw Quotes

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist, known for his sharp wit, social criticism, and deep influence on Western drama. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he moved to London in 1876, where he struggled as a writer before gaining recognition as a playwright. A staunch socialist, he was a founding member of the Fabian Society, advocating for social reform.

Shaw’s plays, including Pygmalion, Man and Superman, and Saint Joan, challenged conventional morality and politics with humor and intelligence. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 and later received an Academy Award for the film adaptation of Pygmalion (which inspired My Fair Lady). Shaw remained an outspoken critic of war, class divisions, and hypocrisy until his death at 94.

10 Best Quotes by Bernard Shaw:

• The greatest problem in the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts
• Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.   
• Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
• The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
• A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
• If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.
• People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
• Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
• Patriotism: is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
• You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.

Shaw’s legacy endures through his sharp intellect, social critiques, and timeless wisdom.