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We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth… — George Bernard Shaw

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We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.

George Bernard Shaw
1894
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Topic
Happiness
Genre
Drama (play)Comedy (play)
Medium
Play
Time
1894
Person
George Bernard Shaw
Provenance
Current citation
Shaw, George Bernard. Candida. Penguin Classics, 2006, act 1.
Original citation
Shaw, George Bernard. "Candida." 30 Mar. 1894, Theatre Royal, South Shields, London, England, UK, act 1.

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