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Marriage = The dichotomy of
contradictory themes which merge into a homogeneous whole
that epitomizes the fragile, ethereal nature of the human
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Balzac's beliefs: Family:
"The viaticum of married life is resignation and self-sacrifice;
the bonds of habit, he [Balzac] says, are better than love any
day, while society substitutes a lasting sentiment for the mere
passing frenzy of nature and creates the family as the foundation
of all organized society. In short, in marriage the woman
inspires, and the man must do the work, the woman must sacrifice
her will, the man his selfishness."
"Any intelligent woman who reads the
marriage contract, and then goes into it, deserves all the
consequences."
Isadora Duncan
"We must refuse to submit to those institutions which are by definition sexist—marriage, the nuclear family, religions built on the myth of feminine evil." Andrea Dworkin
"Marriage
is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their
happiness."
Madame Virgine de Rieux, 16th century French writer
"In
olden times sacrifices were made at the altar—a practice
which is still continued."
Helen Rowland, author of Reflections of a Bachelor Girl
"Wife
and servant are the same, but only differ in the name."
Lady Chudleigh, 1703
"Love
is moral even without legal marriage, but marriage is immoral
without love."
Ellen Key, a Swedish social feminist around 1900
"I
am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English
language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest
sentence?
Anonymous
"I
would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married."
Queen Elizabeth I
"I
became a nun, because although I recognized it as having many
ramifications... foreign to my temperament, still, given my
completely negative feelings about marriage, it was the least
disproportionate and most fitting thing I could do."
Juana Ines de la Cruz, 17th century nun
"If
you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the
criticism of one, go ahead, get married."
Katharine Hepburn
"A
man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished."
Zsa Zsa Gabor
"I
think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage.
They've experienced pain and bought jewelry."
Rita Rudner
"Marriage is an institution. I'm not ready
for an institution."
Mae West
"I never married because there was no need.
I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a
husband. I have a dog that growls every morning, a parrot that
swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night."
Marie Corelli - 1855-1924
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good marriage is at least 80 percent good luck in finding
the right person at the right time. The rest is trust. --
Nanette Newman A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes in it. -- Unknown A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth of the individuals and in the way they express their love. -- Pearl Buck "Before I was married
I had three theories about raising children. A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other the guardian of his solitude. --Rainer Maria Rilke A good marriage winds up as a meeting of minds, which had better be pretty good to start with. --Unknown A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. --Michel Eyquem de Montaigne A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. --Andre Maurois A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. --John Steinbeck A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after. --Gloria Steinem A little girl at the wedding afterwards asked her mother why the bride changed her mind. What do you mean? responded her mother. Well, she went down the aisle with one man, and came back with another. --Unknown A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage -- but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends. --Samuel Butler A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one. --Queen Victoria A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises. --Andre Maurois A princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and, as such, it rivets mankind. --Walter Bagehot A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day. --Andre Maurois A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. --Mignon McLaughlin If a man
stands alone in the forest, and there are no women around
to hear him speak, is he still WRONG?? Help -- Anon. |
Tips on love, all
questions were answered by kids, age 5-10
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