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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.
They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.
They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.
Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are read more
Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?
Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation
with the maximum of opportunity.
Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation
with the maximum of opportunity.
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she read more
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the
constancy of its vows are the very people read more
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?
People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their read more
People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination.
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.
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.
