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Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be

Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them. – Sydney Smith

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In the country I always fear that creation will expire before tea-time. – Sydney Smith

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Tea
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The observances of the church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well-kept, since the rich keep the feasts and the poor keep the fasts. – Sydney Smith

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In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar, a custom which is still continued. – Helen Rowland, Reflections of a Bachelor Girl, 1909

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My father was very big on marriage. – Sidney Poitier

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