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Marriage is more than four bare legs in a bed.
Marriage is more than four bare legs in a bed.
The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.
The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.
When an individual fear or apathy passes by the unfortunate, life is of no account.
When an individual fear or apathy passes by the unfortunate, life is of no account.
The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, read more
The aura of the theocratic death penalty for adultery still clings to America, even outside New England, and multiple divorce, which looks to the European like serial polygamy, is the moral solution to the problem of the itch. Love comes into it too, of course, but in Europe we tend to see marital love as an eternity which encompasses hate and also indifference: when we promise to love we really mean that we promise to honor a contract. Americans, seeming to take marriage with not enough seriousness, are really taking love and sex with too much.
Whatever separates you from the Truth, throw it away, it will vanish anyhow.-.
Whatever separates you from the Truth, throw it away, it will vanish anyhow.-.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
O you much partial gods!
Why gave ye men affections, and not power
To govern them?
O you much partial gods!
Why gave ye men affections, and not power
To govern them?
Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.
Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.
Even with all my wrinkles! I am beautiful!.
Even with all my wrinkles! I am beautiful!.
