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Emma • 1815
There are people, the more you do for them, the less they do for themselves.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker observes that some people respond to receiving more help by doing less for themselves. The statement points to a possible tension within generosity: assistance can reduce someone’s own effort. Its qualification, some people, limits the criticism rather than treating dependence as everyone’s inevitable response.
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