George Bernard Shaw Quotes

It is assumed that the woman must wait, motionless, until she is wooed. That is how the spider waits for the fly.

George Bernard Shaw

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• It is assumed that the woman must wait, motionless, until she is wooed. That is how the spider waits for the fly.

  

  George Bernard Shaw
  • Woman
  • Wait
  • Motionless