“ Weak people want to marry strong people who do not frighten them too much ”
George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion (1913). copy citation
| Author | George Bernard Shaw |
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| Source | Pygmalion |
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| Date | 1913 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3825/3825-h/3825-h.htm |
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“When a lion meets another with a louder roar "the first lion thinks the last a bore." The man or woman who feels strong enough for two, seeks for every other quality in a partner than strength.
The converse is also true. Weak people want to marry strong people who do not frighten them too much; and this often leads them to make the mistake we describe metaphorically as "biting off more than they can chew." They want too much for too little; and when the bargain is unreasonable beyond all bearing, the union becomes impossible:”
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