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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Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.
There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man read more
There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
Why get married and make one man miserable when I can stay single and make thousands miserable?
Why get married and make one man miserable when I can stay single and make thousands miserable?
A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve has been
extracted.
A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve has been
extracted.
Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";.
Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";.
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.
All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble.
All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble.
Lasting harmony with a woman (was) an undertaking in which I
twice failed rather disgracefully.
Lasting harmony with a woman (was) an undertaking in which I
twice failed rather disgracefully.
A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished.
A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished.
