Quote by Samuel Butler
A mans friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - b

A mans friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage – but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends. – Samuel Butler

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A blind man knows he cannot see, and is glad to be led, though it be by a dog; but he that is blind in his understanding, which is the worst blindness of all, believes he sees as the best, and scorns a guide. – Samuel Butler

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To live is like to love — all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. – Samuel Butler

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When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s, I thought, what a wonderful marriage this was, biology and anthropology. I was around 16 years old when I made this particular choice of academic pursuit. – Donald Johanson

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Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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A band is not a marriage. There are no oaths of allegiance. If you feel your life will be better served by splitting up the group, youve got to do it – but of course it does cause problems. – Steve Winwood

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Marriage is obsolete and a trap. – Catherine Deneuve

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