"Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." ― George Bernard Shaw Topic(s): Life Tags: alcohol, anesthesia More From George Bernard Shaw "Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." "Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love." "I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence." More In Life "Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act."― Paulo Coelho "Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was."― Richard L. Evans "I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works."― Oscar Wilde