“ Nobody could stand an eternity of Heaven. ”
George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman (1903). copy citation
| Author | George Bernard Shaw |
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| Source | Man and Superman |
| Topic | heaven eternity |
| Date | 1903 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3328/3328-h/3328-h.htm |
Context
“His excellency the Commander puts it with military bluntness; but the strain of living in Heaven is intolerable. There is a notion that I was turned out of it; but as a matter of fact nothing could have induced me to stay there. I simply left it and organized this place.
THE STATUE. I don't wonder at it. Nobody could stand an eternity of heaven.
The Devil. Oh, it suits some people. Let us be just, Commander: it is a question of temperament. I don't admire the heavenly temperament: I don't understand it: I don't know that I particularly want to understand it; but it takes all sorts to make a universe.” source
THE STATUE. I don't wonder at it. Nobody could stand an eternity of heaven.
The Devil. Oh, it suits some people. Let us be just, Commander: it is a question of temperament. I don't admire the heavenly temperament: I don't understand it: I don't know that I particularly want to understand it; but it takes all sorts to make a universe.” source
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