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“I suggest that there is a splendid way out of the difficulty of marriage, and that is my way - stay out.”
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“All other goods by Fortune's hands are given; A wife is the peculiar gift of heaven.”
Source : "The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope".
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“Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.”
Source : The History of the Kentish Petition addenda, l. 11 (1712 - 1713) See Abigail Adams 1
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“The chains of marriage are so heavy that it takes two to bear them, sometimes three.”
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“You may invite the entire 35th Division to your wedding if you want to. I guess it's going to be yours as well as mine. We might as well have the church full while we are at it.”
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“An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband.”
Source : 1924 Looking Forward And Others, 'The Hopeful Pessimist'.
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“Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they are laughing at us.”
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“Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.”
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“I think I feel rather differently about sympathy to what seems the normal view. I like just to feel it is there, but not always expressed.”
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“Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.”
