“ The weak may not be admired and hero-worshipped; but they are by no means disliked or shunned; and they never seem to have the least difficulty in marrying people who are too good for them. They may fail in emergencies; but life is not one long emergency ”
George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion (1913). copy citation
| Author | George Bernard Shaw |
|---|---|
| Source | Pygmalion |
| Topic | difficulty life |
| Date | 1913 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3825/3825-h/3825-h.htm |
Context
“No doubt there are slavish women as well as slavish men; and women, like men, admire those that are stronger than themselves. But to admire a strong person and to live under that strong person's thumb are two different things. The weak may not be admired and hero-worshipped; but they are by no means disliked or shunned; and they never seem to have the least difficulty in marrying people who are too good for them. They may fail in emergencies; but life is not one long emergency: it is mostly a string of situations for which no exceptional strength is needed, and with which even rather weak people can cope if they have a stronger partner to help them out. Accordingly, it is a truth everywhere in evidence that strong people, masculine or feminine, not only do not marry stronger people, but do not show any preference for them in selecting their friends.”
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