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Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation read more
Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal.
We can do no great things; only small things with great love.
We can do no great things; only small things with great love.
Who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor with the Lord.
Who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor with the Lord.
We would rather have one man or woman working with us than three merely working for us.
We would rather have one man or woman working with us than three merely working for us.
The closer I'm bound in love to you, the closer I am to free.
The closer I'm bound in love to you, the closer I am to free.
I love you; not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
I love you; not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, read more
The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, which looks to the European like serial polygamy, is the moral solution to the problem of the itch. Love comes into it too, of course, but in Europe we tend to see marital love as an eternity which encompasses hate and also indifference: when we promise to love we really mean that we promise to honor a contract. Americans, seeming to take marriage with not enough seriousness, are really taking love and sex with too much.
I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose read more
I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer.
What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
