Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the
constancy of its vows are the very people who declare that if the
chain were broken and the prisoners were left free to choose, the
whole social fabric would fly asunder. You can't have the
argument both ways. If the prisoner is happy, why lock him in?
If he is not, why pretend that he is?
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It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.
It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.
I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.
I have always thought that every woman should marry, and no man.
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.
The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.
The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.
Marriage is like a phone call in the night: first the ring, and then you wake up.
Marriage is like a phone call in the night: first the ring, and then you wake up.
The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character.
The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character.
Love is blind,but marriage is an eye opener.
Love is blind,but marriage is an eye opener.
A good marriage is like a good trade: Each thinks he got the better deal.
A good marriage is like a good trade: Each thinks he got the better deal.
A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together.
A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together.
