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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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Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. – Sydney Smith

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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. – Sydney Smith

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Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life let us swear eternal friendship. – Sydney Smith

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My argument is simple, which is, that for several thousand years in Western civilization, marriage has been the union of one man and one woman. Research is overwhelming that children need mothers and fathers. – Gary Bauer

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I decided hed changed so much that a whole new book was required and that book actually I can say so was the first to say that the marriage was in trouble and the Prince didnt like at all and my book was being serialized in the Sunday Times over five weeks. – Anthony Holden

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It became plain very soon after our marriage that ours was to be a literary partnership. – Mary Augusta Ward

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Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives. – Samuel Johnson

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