Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby!
 George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion (1913). copy citation

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Author George Bernard Shaw
Source Pygmalion
Topic living hobby
Date 1913
Language English
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THE GENTLEMAN [returning to his former place on the note taker's left] How do you do it, if I may ask?
THE NOTE TAKER. Simply phonetics. The science of speech. That's my profession; also my hobby. Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby! You can spot an Irishman or a Yorkshireman by his brogue. I can place any man within six miles. I can place him within two miles in London. Sometimes within two streets.
THE FLOWER GIRL. Ought to be ashamed of himself, unmanly coward!” source

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