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Quote by John Updike
Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of

Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner. – John Updike

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Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency. – John Updike

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Wisdom
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It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian. – John Updike

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Honesty
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The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. – John Updike

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Education
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Our marriage is grounded in the word of God. Thats really it. God is the core of our marriage, and the foundation and the blueprint for it is how we live, and being open and honest and communicating, but ultimately doing what pleases God, and not in a selfish manner. – Candace Cameron Bure

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I always felt that a marriage works best at a farm… where youre together and everybody has clear-cut roles they have chores, you take care of this and you know. But its hard. – Ethan Hawke

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I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn hard with all three, starting each marriage certain that it was going to last until the end of my life. Yet none of them lasted more than a year or two. – Ava Gardner

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The biggest financial pitfall in life is divorce. And the biggest reason for divorce is marriage. – Gene Simmons

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Marriage

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When angry, count to four when very angry, swear. – Mark Twain

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I am a firm believer that God has already ordered the things that have taken place in my life…and Im just learning to follow the path hes laid before me. – Monica Denise Brown

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You wanna get the truth out of me, get me hammered. – Ron White

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Health care is the No. 1 concern of small businesses and the status quo is untenable. – Karen Mills

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