Well, I will wear the bees, like Damon and Pythagoras — ho, a mere sixty thousand bees in the cabin don't signify, much.

Patrick OBrian
Well, I will wear the bees, like Damon and Pythagoras...
Well, I will wear the bees, like Damon and Pythagoras...
Well, I will wear the bees, like Damon and Pythagoras...
Well, I will wear the bees, like Damon and Pythagoras...
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In the George Bernard Shaw play “Androcles and the Lion,” a Roman slave is discussing the fact that he is going to be forced to wear a lion’s skin in front of the crowd. He says: “Well, I will wear the bees, like Damon and Pythagoras ‘ho, a mere sixty thousand bees in the cabin don't signify, much.” A modern equivalent would be saying: “Well, I will accept my new job at this company even though it’s offering me two hundred thousand dollars less than my previous job did.” There's always something to be gained from tough times.

Source: Post Captain

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