George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950) Irish comic dramatist Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page George Bernard Shaw Quote “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”George Bernard Shaw ~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish comic dramatist Experimentation , Honor , Responsibility Ratings and Comments Reply Robert, Sarasota 1/6/06 Didn't the head of Honda say something similar? "Out of a hundred decisions only one was correct" who’s good at research? Reply Logan, Memphis, Tn 1/6/06 Reply Rick Z, Ashdown, AR 1/7/06 That's good because I sure make a lot of misteaks! Reply Joe, Rochester, MI 1/10/06 Reply Mike, Norwalk 8/12/20 A major measuring stick here would be "what" was done wrong or "what" mistakes were made. If a life is spent enslaving, murdering and other heinous crimes — doing nothing would have been much better. Reply jim k, Austin 8/12/20 1Reply Don Lee, Reno 8/12/20 Shaw the not so liberty-loving socialist claims busybodies interfering in the lives of others is honorable. I wouldn't trade one anarchist living in the swamps of Lousiana for 1,000 of his so-called honorable men who cause damage on humankind. Reply E Archer, NYC Don Lee, Reno 8/19/20 Judge the words not the man. What if you did not know who said it? SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This George Bernard Shaw quote is found in these categories: Experimentation quotes Honor quotes Responsibility quotes About George Bernard Shaw Bio of George Bernard Shaw Quotations by George Bernard Shaw Books by/about George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw videos George Bernard Shaw on Wikipedia Astrological chart for George Bernard Shaw