"It is nearly 50 years since I..." - Quote by George Bernard Shaw
It is nearly 50 years since I was assured by a conclave of doctors that if I did not eat meat I should die of starvation.
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“Hypocrisy ... is only bad when it is improperly used.”
“What is the use of straining after an amiable view of things, when a cynical view is most likely to be the true one?.”
“The art of manipulating public opinion, which is a necessary art for the democratic politician, and, like other arts, is sometimespractised with greater virtuosity by knaves than by honest men (who are apt to disdain it), has a different technique in different countries. For instance, in England we excel in whitewashing: in America they excel in tarring and feathering. We strain our nerves and stretch our consciences to avoid a scandal: Americans do the same to make one.”
More on Vegetarianism
“A vegetarian is not a person who lives on vegetables, any more than a Catholic is a person who lives on cats.”
“I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.”
“I do not see any reason why animals should be slaughtered to serve as human diet when there are so many substitutes. After all, man can live without meat.”
More on Health
“Such a man as instinctively feeds on pure ambrosia and leaves alone the indigestible in things.”
“Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and the pleasing flow of spirits which it occasions...is never followed by sadness, languor or debility.”
“The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.”