Quote of the Day

The following quote struck me today as the obvious “quote of the day”:

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no ‘brief candle’ to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it over to future generations.”–George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and activist, who, ironically, believed in socialism. He founded the London School of Economics and Political Science and was a most revered figure in English and Irish culture for his philosophical ideas until his death in 1950 at the age of 94.