A great poet has seldom sung of lawfully wedded happiness, but of free and secret love; and in this respect, too the time is coming when there will no longer be one standard of morality for poetry and another for life. To anyone tender of conscience, the ties formed by a free connection are stronger than the legal ones.
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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
The homegrown tomato is best
(in reference to choosing a marriage partner).
The homegrown tomato is best
(in reference to choosing a marriage partner).
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.
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 is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.
Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.
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.
Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.
Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.
I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having read more
I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it.
I've been married to one Marxist and one Fascist, and neither one would take the garbage out.
I've been married to one Marxist and one Fascist, and neither one would take the garbage out.
