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The Doctor Learns That If He Gets Ahead Of The Superstitions Of His Patients He Is A Ruined Man; And The Result Is That He Instinctively Takes Care Not To Get Ahead Of Them.
-George Bernard Shaw
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The Doctor Learns That

George Bernard Shaw
The Doctor Learns That If He Gets Ahead Of The Superstitions Of His Patients He Is A Ruined Man; And The Result Is That He Instinctively Takes Care Not To Get Ahead Of Them.
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Men
Ethics
Rich
What Use Are Cartridges In Battle? I Always Carry Chocolate Instead.
Wise
Chocolate
Battle
I Must Remind You That Our Credulity Is Not To Be Measured By The Truth Of The Things We Believe. When Men Believed That The Earthwas Flat, They Were Not Credulous: They Were Using Their Common Sense, And, If Asked To Prove That The Earth Was Flat, Would Have Said Simply, "look At It." Those Who Refuse To Believe That It Is Round Are Exercising A Wholesome Skepticism.
Believe
Exercise
Men
If You Would Stick To The Concrete, And Put Your Discoveries In The Form Of Entertaining Anecdotes About Your Adventures With Women, Your Conversation Would Be Easier To Follow.
Adventure
Discovery
Anecdotes
Geniuses Are Horrid, Intolerant, Easily Offended, Sleeplessly Self-conscious Men, Who Expect Their Wives To Be Angels With No Further Business In Life Than To Pet And Worship Their Husbands. Even At The Best They Are Not Comfortable Men To Live With; And A Perfect Husband Is One Who Is Perfectly Comfortable To Live With.
Husband
Angel
Men
The Surest Way To Ruin A Man Who Doesn't Know How To Handle Money Is To Give Him Some.
Men
Giving
Way
Our Lives Are Shaped Not As Much By Our Experiences As By Our Expectations.
Expectations
Our Lives
The Notion That Nature Does Not Proceed By Jumps Is Only One Of The Budget Of Plausible Lies That We Call Classical Education. Nature Always Proceeds By Jumps. She May Spend Twenty Thousand Years Making Up Her Mind To Jump; But When She Makes It Up At Last, The Jump Is Big Enough To Take Us Into A New Age.
Nature
Lying
Years
People Become Attached To Their Burdens Sometimes More Than The Burdens Are Attached To Them.
Stress
People
Worry
Old Men Are Dangerous: It Doesn't Matter To Them What Is Going To Happen To The World.
Time
Men
Age
Just Do What Must Be Done. This May Not Be Happiness, But It Is Greatness.
Happiness
Happy
Greatness
Greatness Is One Of The Sensations Of Littleness
Greatness
Sensations
In This World There Is Always Danger For Those Who Are Afraid Of It.
Inspirational
Attitude
Fear
You Use A Glass Mirror To See Your Face; You Use Works Of Art To See Your Soul.
Beauty
Beautiful
Art
If A Woman Rebels Against High-heeled Shoes, She Should Take Care To Do It In A Very Smart Hat
Smart
Shoes
Rebel
The Most Anxious Man In A Prison Is The Governor.
Men
Anxiety
Prison
The Utmost I Can Bear For Myself In My Best Days Is That I Was One Of The Hundred Best Playwrights In The World, Which Is Hardly A Supreme Distinction.
World
Bears
Hundred
I Want To Be All Used Up When I Die.
Inspirational
Death
Dying
An Author Who Gives A Manager Or Publisher Any Rights In His Work Except Those Immediately And Specifically Required For Its Publication Or Performance Is For Business Purposes An Imbecile.
Rights
Giving
Purpose
When The World Goes Mad, One Must Accept Madness As Sanity; Since Sanity Is, In The Last Analysis, Nothing But The Madness On Which The Whole World Happens To Agree.
Crazy
Acceptance
Mad
A Socialist Is Somebody Who Doesn't Have Anything, And Is Ready To Divide It Up Equally Among Everybody.
Humor
Debt
Socialism
People Always Get Tired Of One Another. I Grow Tired Of Myself Whenever I Am Left Alone For Ten Minutes, And I Am Certain That I Am Fonder Of Myself Than Anyone Can Be Of Another Person.
Tired
People
Human Nature
The Most Revolutionary Invention Of The Nineteenth Century Was The Artificial Sterilization Of Marriage.
Revolutionary
Invention
Century
You Can Easily Find People Who Are Ten Times As Rich At Sixty As They Were At Twenty But Not One Of Them Will Tell You That They Are Ten Times As Happy
People
Twenties
Rich
Laws, Religions, Creeds, And Systems Of Ethics, Instead Of Making Society Better Than Its Best Unit, Make It Worse Than Its Average Unit, Because They Are Never Up To Date.
Average
Law
Ethics
The Pianoforte Is The Most Important Of All Musical Instruments; Its Invention Was To Music What The Invention Of Printing Was To Poetry.
Musical
Important
Printing
How You Ought Properly To Spell 'fish' In English: 'goti' .
Fishes
Ought
Spells
Well, Sir, You Never Can Tell. That's A Principle In Life With Me, Sir, If You'll Excuse My Having Such A Thing.
Life
Principles
Excuse
The Ordinary Man Is An Anarchist. He Wants To Do As He Likes. He May Want His Neighbour To Be Governed, But He Himself Doesn't Want To Be Governed. He Is Mortally Afraid Of Government Officials And Policemen.
Men
Want
Likes
No Question Is So Difficult To Answer As That To Which The Answer Is Obvious.
Creativity
Questions And Answers
Problem Solving
Think What Cowards Men Would Be If They Had To Bear Children. Women Are Altogether A Superior Species.
Children
Women
Thinking
In Truth , Mankind Cannot Be Saved From Without, By Schoolmasters Or Any Other Sort Of Masters: It Can Only Be Lamed And Enslaved By Them. It Is Said That If You Wash A Cat It Will Never Again Wash Itself. This May Or May Not Be True : What Is Certain Is That If You Teach A Man Anything He Will Never Learn It; And If You Cure Him Of A Disease He Will Be Unable To Cure Himself The Next Time It Attacks Him.
Cat
Men
May
The Doctor Learns That If He Gets Ahead Of The Superstitions Of His Patients He Is A Ruined Man; And The Result Is That He Instinctively Takes Care Not To Get Ahead Of Them.
Men
Doctors
Medicine
The More I See Of The Moneyed Classes, The More I Understand The Guillotine.
Money
Business
Class
The Medieval Doctors Of Divinity Who Did Not Pretend To Settle How Many Angels Could Dance On The Point Of A Needle Cut A Very Poor Figure As Far As Romantic Credulity Is Concerned Beside The Modern Physicists Who Have Settled To The Billionth Of A Millimetre Every Movement And Position In The Dance Of The Electrons. Not For Worlds Would I Question The Precise Accuracy Of These Calculations Or The Existence Of Electrons (whatever They May Be). The Fate Of Joan Is A Warning To Me Against Such Heresy.
Angel
Fate
Cutting
Political Necessities Sometime Turn Out To Be Political Mistakes.
Mistake
Political
Politics
An American Has No Sense Of Privacy. He Does Not Know What It Means.there Is No Such Thing In The Country.
Country
Mean
Doe
Violence Is The Repartee Of The Illiterate.
Violence
Illiterate
Repartee
Never Believe Anything A Writer Tells You About Himself. A Man Comes To Believe In The End The Lies He Tells Himself About Himself.
Lying
Believe
Writing
Am Reserving Two Tickets For You For My Premiere. Come And Bring A Friend - If You Have One. Telegram Inviting Winston Churchill To Opening Night Of Pygmalion. Churchill Wired Back: Impossible To Be Present For The First Performance. Will Attend The Second - If There Is One.
Friendship
Night
Pygmalion
Reasonable Men Adapt Themselves To Their Environment; Unreasonable Men Try To Adapt Their Environment To Themselves. Thus All Progress Is The Result Of The Efforts Of Unreasonable Men.
Men
Effort
Progress
The British Are Apt To Make Merits Of Their Stupidities, And To Represent Their Various Incapacities As Points Of Good Breeding.
Funny
Stupidity
Merit
Marriage Is The Most Licentious Of Human Institutions.
Institutions
Humans
I Have Not Wasted My Life Trifling With Literary Fools In Taverns, As Johnson Did, When He Should Have Been Shaking England With The Thunder Of His Spirit
Should Have
Taverns
Fool
It Is Not That I Am So Clever; It Is That Everyone Else Is So Stupid.
Clever
Stupid
Stupidity
The Truth Sticks In Our Throats With All The Sauces It Is Served With: It Will Never Go Down Until We Take It Without Any Sauce At All.
Sauce
Sticks
Throat
Hegel Was Right When He Said That We Learn From History That Men Never Learn Anything From History.
Inspirational
Funny
Men
Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.


2. The Importance of Quotes

2.1. Enhancing Credibility

Incorporating quotes from authoritative sources can bolster the credibility of your work. By referencing experts or primary sources, you demonstrate thorough research and a solid foundation for your arguments.


2.2. Providing Evidence

Quotes serve as concrete evidence to support claims. In academic and professional writing, they validate points made, offering readers a basis to trust the information presented.


2.3. Conveying Emotions and Perspectives

Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.


3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.


3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.


3.3. Block Quotes

Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.



4. Proper Usage of Quotes


4.1. Contextual Relevance

Ensure that the quote you choose is relevant to the topic and adds value to your content. Avoid inserting quotes solely for decorative purposes.


4.2. Integration into Your Writing

Seamlessly integrate quotes into your writing. Introduce them appropriately and follow up with analysis or commentary to connect them to your main points.


4.3. Attribution and Citation

Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).


5. Common Mistakes to Avoid


5.1. Overusing Quotes

Relying too heavily on quotes can overshadow your voice. Use them sparingly to support your arguments, not replace them.


5.2. Lack of Analysis

Presenting a quote without analysis or explanation can leave readers questioning its relevance. Always follow up with your interpretation or discussion.


5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.



6. Quotes in Different Contexts


6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.


6.2. Journalism

Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.


6.3. Literature and Creative Writing

In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.



7. Punctuation and Formatting


Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:


Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.


Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.


Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.



8. Ethical Considerations


Ethical use of quotes involves accurate representation, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Misuse can lead to plagiarism, which carries serious academic and professional consequences.

9. Tools for Managing Quotes


Utilize tools like citation generators and plagiarism checkers to manage quotes effectively. These tools help ensure proper formatting and originality in your writing.



Conclusion


Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.


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