Quote by George Bernard Shaw

You know well I couldn't bear to live with a low common man after you two; and it's wicked and cruel of you to insult me by pretending I could.

You know well I couldn't bear to live with a low common man

Summary

This quote expresses the speaker's strong aversion towards being with someone of lower social standing after having been in the presence of two individuals whom they perceive as superior. The speaker feels offended and hurt by the suggestion that they are capable of tolerating or associating with someone they consider to be beneath them, deeming it both immoral and unkind. Essentially, the quote captures the speaker's heightened sense of self-importance and their refusal to lower themselves to the perceived level of mediocrity.

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By George Bernard Shaw

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