A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one. – Queen Victoria
When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl – and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to – which you cant deny is the penalty of marriage. – Queen Victoria
I think people really marry far too much it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness. – Queen Victoria
I dont dislike babies, though I think very young ones rather disgusting. – Queen Victoria
The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subjugation of women are authorized by the Lord. – Jon Meacham