What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
George Bernard ShawRead
Golf is typical capitalist luncay.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote critiques the nature of golf and capitalism, suggesting that both can be frivolous or absurd.
George Bernard Shaw's quote reflects his critical perspective on golf as a pastime that exemplifies the excesses and irrationalities of capitalism. By labeling golf as 'typical capitalist lunacy,' Shaw suggests that the sport embodies wealth, privilege, and a form of indulgence that distracts from more serious pursuits, ultimately questioning the value placed on such activities in a capitalist society.
Themes
GolfCapitalismLunacyCritiqueExcessSociety
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about the frivolity of sports among wealthy individuals.
More from George Bernard Shaw
All quotes βMarriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us.
George Bernard ShawRead
Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!
George Bernard ShawRead
Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the constancy of its vows are the very people who declare that if the chain were broken and the prisoners left free to choose, the whole social fabric would fly asunder. You cannot have the argument both ways. If the prisoner is happy, why lock him in? If he is not, why pretend that he is?
George Bernard ShawRead
Treat a friend as a person who may someday become your enemy; an enemy as a person who may someday become your friend.
George Bernard ShawRead
The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.
George Bernard ShawRead
Similar quotes
The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.
John F. KennedyRead
Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.
Arthur C. ClarkeRead
I do feel that evolution is being controlled by some sort of divine engineer. I can't help thinking that. And this engineer knows exactly what he or she is doing and why, and where evolution is headed. That's why we've got giraffes and hippopotami and the clap.
Kurt VonnegutRead
Does anyone believe that Goldman Sachs is gonna give up a deal that would yield millions of dollars because someone fussed at them behind closed doors?
Elizabeth WarrenRead
It is interesting ... how weapons reflect the soul of the maker.
Don DelilloRead
Problems only exist in the human mind.
Anthony De MelloRead