George Bernard Shaw Quotes
We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.
Topics
Experience
History
Human Nature
Learning
Understanding
Wisdom
Futility
Behavior
Insight
Men
Paradox, Paradoxes
Personal Growth
Self-Awareness
Life Lessons
Cognitive Development
Cyclical Patterns
Human Ignorance
Insightful Thinking
Insightful Understanding
Knowledge Acquisition
Self-Reflection
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George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1912) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.