Quotation by

George Bernard Shaw

If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all.

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George Bernard Shaw suggests that if women judged men strictly based on their true personalities and flaws, they would find very few men worthy of marriage. This implies that many women overlook character issues when choosing a husband.

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