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Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull

Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play. – William Congreve

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Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman. – William Congreve

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We are confident that the Supreme Court will soon see the direction that this country is headed and enshrine marriage as a constitutional right for all. – Benjamin Todd Jealous

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Adultery is the application of democracy to love. – Henry Louis Mencken, “Sententiae,” A Book of Burlesques, 1920

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I would say that the surest measure of a mans or a womans maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse. – Benjamin Spock

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Marriage brings up all the things I pushed to the back burner – the fears, the mistrust, the doubts, the insecurities. Its like opening Pandoras box. – Jennifer Aniston

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