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Quote by George Eliot
Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest. - G

Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest. – George Eliot

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It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them. – George Eliot

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Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. – George Eliot

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To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy. – George Eliot

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To say I drank my way into marriage isnt much of an exaggeration, and its none at all to say I drank my way out of it. – Lawrence Block

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I didnt know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. – Mary Cheney

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I love being in a relationship, but marriage isnt for me. – Arsenio Hall

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Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it interesting. – Augusten Burroughs

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