Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Caricature of George Bernard Shaw by Max Beerbohm
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.”–George Bernard Shaw (Back to Methuselah)
The inimitable George Bernard Shaw was born on 26 July 1856:
GBS, 1889
“Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.”-George Bernard Shaw
This caricature of George Bernard Shaw is what the world needs…
Caricature of George Bernard Shaw in the 16 August 1911 issue of Vanity Fair
Amazing Caricature of George Bernard Shaw by Edmund Valtman, 1964
The rules call for one quote per day. Ever the rebel, I’m ending the challenge with two. I will not choose between my favourite (dead) writers, and you can’t make me! Waaaahhhhh!
George Bernard Shaw Quote
Joe Strummer Quote
Thus ends this fun exercise. Thanks for reading!
Details:
I was nominated for the Three Day Quote Challenge by Sita Rasa. Thanks so much!
Here are the actual “rules” for the quote challenge:
– Post one quote for three days (they may be your words or from another source)
– Nominate three bloggers each day to participate
– Thank the blogger who nominated you
I’m following numbers one and three. As for two…well, if you’d like to participate (and you should, because it is fun) feel free to nominate yourself.
From the George Grantham Bain collection (Library of Congress):
George Bernard Shaw
G.B. Shaw was born on 26 July 1856.
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