Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Rich men without convictions are more dangerous in modern society than poor women without chastity.

Rich men without convictions are more dangerous in modern so

Summary

This quote suggests that individuals who possess wealth but lack strong principles or beliefs are potentially more threatening to modern society compared to impoverished women who may lack virtue or sexual purity. It implies that the moral character and integrity of wealthy individuals have a greater impact on society than personal vices or shortcomings in marginalized groups. The quote questions the harmful influence of a morally bankrupt rich elite and emphasizes the significance of societal values and ethical conduct in creating a healthier community.

Topics

Ethics

By George Bernard Shaw

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

How many observe Christ's birthday How few, his precepts O '

How many observe Christ's birthday How few, his precepts O 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments.

Benjamin Franklin

Holidays

I had always loved John Ford's pictures. And I came to love

I had always loved John Ford's pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me.

Death

I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower. Oh yeah, well I'm so

I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower. Oh yeah, well I'm so insane, I voted for Eisenhower TWICE!

Voting

If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.

If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.

Johann von Goethe

Questions

Anything which uses science as part of its name isn't: polit

Anything which uses science as part of its name isn't: political science, creation science, computer science.

Computers Science

Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life,

Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.

Happiness

Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.

Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.

Dad

Indifferent to truth, willing to use police-state tactics an

Indifferent to truth, willing to use police-state tactics and vulgar libels against inconvenient witnesses, hopeless on health care, and flippant and fast and loose with national security: The case against Hillary Clinton for president is open-and-shut. Of course, against all these considerations you might prefer the newly fashionable and more media-weighty notion that if you don't show her enough appreciation, and after all she's done for us, she may cry.

Christopher Hitchens

Crying Health Care Iraq War Hillary Clinton Clinton Health Care Plan Of 1993 Health Care In The United States Libel

Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to exe

Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy away from the steps that could open up whole new worlds of development and growth.

Life Separation Ending Starting New

What breaks capitalism, all that will ever break capitalism,

What breaks capitalism, all that will ever break capitalism, is capitalists. The faster they run the more strain on their heart.

Raymond Williams

Dad

The ruin of the human heart is self-interest, which the Amer

The ruin of the human heart is self-interest, which the American merchant calls self-service. We have become a self-service populace, and all our specious comforts --the automatic elevator, the escalator, the cafeteria --are depriving us of volition and moral and physical energy.

Edward Dahlberg

Selfishness

The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rai

The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.

Benjamin Franklin

Books Reading Pity Illiteracy