“ People don't respect you if you let yourself go too cheap. ”
W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage (1915). copy citation
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
|---|---|
| Source | Of Human Bondage |
| Topic | respect |
| Date | 1915 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/351/pg351-images.html |
Context
“either she arrived too late and the vacant place was filled, or the work was more than she felt strong enough to do. Once she got an offer, but the wages were only fourteen shillings a week, and she thought she was worth more than that.
"It's no good letting oneself be put upon," she remarked. "People don't respect you if you let yourself go too cheap."
"I don't think fourteen shillings is so bad," answered Philip, drily.
He could not help thinking how useful it would be towards the expenses of the household, and Mildred was already beginning to hint that she did not get a place because she had not got a decent dress to interview employers in.”
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