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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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable. – Benjamin Spock

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Women
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There are only two things a child will share willingly communicable diseases and its mothers age. – Benjamin Spock

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Age
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Every child senses, with all the horse sense thats in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be. – Benjamin Spock

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I dont have this fantasy about marriage anymore. Everyone says it takes hard work. Well, it kind of does – and Im much more pragmatic about romance than I used to be. – Jennifer Garner

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What is marriage but prostitution to one man instead of many? – Angela Carter

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One doesnt have to get anywhere in a marriage. Its not a public conveyance. – Iris Murdoch

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Since Ive been in the U.S. Ive lost the back of my heart, 15 ft. of intestine and my marriage – and God, I miss my intestine. – Nigel Lythgoe

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When life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward. – Andrea Thompson

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They talk about their Pilgrim blood, their birthright high and holy! a mountain-stream that ends in mud thinks is melancholy. – James Russell Lowell