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Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.
Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.
 What God hath joined together no man shall put asunder; God will 
take care of that.  
 What God hath joined together no man shall put asunder; God will 
take care of that. 
Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So each is inevitably disappointed.
Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So each is inevitably disappointed.
Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.
Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.
Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think she's a householder.
Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think she's a householder.
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always read more
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing any one who comes between them.
A good marriage is at least 80 percent good luck in finding the right person at the right time. The read more
A good marriage is at least 80 percent good luck in finding the right person at the right time. The rest is trust.
Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who read more
Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open.
Marriage should be a duet - when one sings, the other claps.
Marriage should be a duet - when one sings, the other claps.