George Bernard Shawyň pähimleri

Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men.

Jenaýatçylar kanun elinden ölmeýärler. Olar başga adamlaryň elinden ölýärler.

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Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

Hegel biz taryhdan adamyň geşmişden hiç wagt hiç zat öwrenip bimeýänin görýäris diýende mamla ekeni.

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I can forgive Alfred Nobel for having invented dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize.

Men Alfred Nobeliň dinamiti oýlap tapanyny bagyşlap biljek, ýöne Nobel baýragyny adamyň iň bir ýaramazy döredip bilerdi.

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Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad.

Okamak Don Kihoty adam etdi, okan zatlaryna ynanmak bolsa däliretdi.

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There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart’s desire. The other is to get it.

Durmuşda iki betbagtlyk bar. Olaryň biri ýürek islegiňe ýetmezlik, beýlekisi bolsa ýetmek.

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The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.

Öz hüýdeş mahluklarymyza garşy iň erbet günä olary ýigrenmek däl, eýsem olara parhsyz bolmak: adamkärçiliksizligiň özeni hut şý.

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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

Akmak adam utançly bir iş edende hemişe bu meniň borjum diýer.

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A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

Paula tölemek üçin Peteri talaýan hökümet hemişe Paulyň goldawyna garaşly bolup biler.

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Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

Kyrkdan geçen her bir adam deýusdyr.

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He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

Başaranyň özi bir iş eder, başarmadyk özgelere öwreder.