Poems List

Stimulate the phagocytes.

The Doctor’s Dilemma (1911) act 1

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The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.

The Devil’s Disciple (1901) act 2

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Martyrdom … the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

The Devil’s Disciple (1901) act 3

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He [the Briton] is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.

Caesar and Cleopatra (1901) act 2

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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

Caesar and Cleopatra (1901) act 3

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We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.

Candida (1898) act 1

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I’m only a beer teetotaller, not a champagne teetotaller.

Candida (1898) act 3

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Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.

Back to Methuselah (rev. ed., 1930); see also Fraser 142:8

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Oh, you are a very poor soldier—a chocolate cream soldier!

Arms and the Man (1898) act 1

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All great truths begin as blasphemies.

Annajanska (1919)

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