Quote by Benjamin Spock
I would say that the surest measure of a mans or a womans maturity

I would say that the surest measure of a mans or a womans maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse. – Benjamin Spock

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All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent he becomes predominantly a parent reliving childhood. – Benjamin Spock

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God invented concubinage, satan marriage. – Francis Picabia

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Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid. – Harlan Miller

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Marriage is like a phone call in the night: first the ring, and then you wake up. – Evelyn Hendrickson

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Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate. – W. H. Auden

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The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink. – T.S. Eliot

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Great classic music that Ive been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting. – Scott Weiland

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Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world. – Alfred A. Montapert

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In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply cant build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death. – Anne Frank

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