George Bernard Shaw Quotes

I can wait: waiting and patience mean nothing to the eternal. I gave the woman the greatest of gifts: curiosity. By that her seed has been saved from my wrath; for I also am curious; and I have waited always to see what they will do tomorrow.

George Bernard Shaw

• Waiting
• Patience
• Curiosity

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• I can wait: waiting and patience mean nothing to the eternal. I gave the woman the greatest of gifts: curiosity. By that her seed has been saved from my wrath; for I also am curious; and I have waited always to see what they will do tomorrow.

  

  George Bernard Shaw
  • Waiting
  • Patience
  • Curiosity