“ People who are not only weak, but silly or obtuse as well, are often in these difficulties. ”
George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion (1913). copy citation
| Author | George Bernard Shaw |
|---|---|
| Source | Pygmalion |
| Topic | difficulty |
| Date | 1913 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3825/3825-h/3825-h.htm |
Context
“They want too much for too little; and when the bargain is unreasonable beyond all bearing, the union becomes impossible: it ends in the weaker party being either discarded or borne as a cross, which is worse. People who are not only weak, but silly or obtuse as well, are often in these difficulties.
This being the state of human affairs, what is Eliza fairly sure to do when she is placed between Freddy and Higgins? Will she look forward to a lifetime of fetching Higgins's slippers or to a lifetime of Freddy fetching hers?”
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