Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
I drink to make other people interesting.
Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.
Shaw writes plays for the ages, the ages between five and twelve.
It is the mark of a superior person that, left to themselves they are able endlessly to amuse, interest and entertain themselves out of their personal stock of meditations, ideas, criticisms, memories, philosophy, humor and what not.
It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.