quotes about Wedlock
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Wedlock's a lane where there is no turning.
-- Dinah Maria Murlock Craik -
Wedlock's like wine - not properly judged of till the second glass.
-- Ernest Jarrold -
Divorce is the key that opens the strongbox where the bonds of matrimony are kept under wedlock.
-- Evan Esar -
If you will learn the seriousness of life, and its beauty also, live for your husband; make him happy.
-- Fredrika Bremer -
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Wedlock joins nothing, if it joins not hearts.
-- James Sheridan KnowlesSource : James Sheridan Knowles (1856). “Dramatic Works: The love-chase. Woman's wit; or, Love's disguises. The maid of Mariendorpt. Love. John of Procida; or, The bridals of Messina. Old maids. The rose of Arragon. The secretary”, p.176
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Wedlock is a padlock.
-- John RaySource : John Ray (1818). “A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768”, p.31
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For any man to match above his rank is but to sell his liberty.
-- Philip MassingerSource : Philip Massinger, William Gifford, John Ferriar (1805). “Introduction; Essay on the dramatick writings of Massinger, by John Ferriar; Commendatory verses on Massinger; A list of Massinger's plays; Glossarial index. The virgin-martyr. The unnatural combat. The Duke of Milan”, p.24
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Contraception leads to more babies being born out of wedlock, like fire extinguishers lead to more fires.
-- Stephen Colbert -
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Source : Helen Humphreys (2003). “The Lost Garden: A Novel”, p.14, W. W. Norton & Company
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Source : "It's a Fergie World". Interview with Amy Spencer, www.glamour.com. March 31, 2008.
