Worth knowing
Only the stupid men are worth knowing, after all. (By Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice)
Does it mean that only the stupid men are worth to be known by us?
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If someone is "worth knowing", it means that there is some benefit, or advantage, to be gained by knowing them. Since there seems no obvious benefit or advantage in knowing a stupid person, I would imagine that the speaker is being ironic. However, the reason for her saying this has to be understood within the full context of the story.
- If someone is "worth knowing", it means that there is some benefit, or advantage, to be gained by knowing them.
- Since there seems no obvious benefit or advantage in knowing a stupid person, I would imagine that the speaker is being ironic.
- However, the reason for her saying this has to be understood within the full context of the story.
- The original wording seems to be "Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing, after all", but the meaning is the same.
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If someone is "worth knowing", it means that there is some benefit, or advantage, to be gained by knowing them. Since there seems no obvious benefit or advantage in knowing a stupid person, I would imagine that the speaker is being ironic. However, the reason for her saying this has to be understood within the full context of the story.
The original wording seems to be "Stupid men are th
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