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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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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Anger
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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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Learning
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I found marriage somewhat stifling. I dont know that I am the kind of man who ought to be married. – Burt Lancaster

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Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient. – Voltaire

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Sometimes divorce is better than marriage. – Sumner Redstone

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The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. – Honoré de Balzac, The Physiology of Marriage

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But the thing I felt most strongly about, and put at the end of one of the prison diaries, was education. – Jeffrey Archer

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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. – Thomas Aquinas

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The anger that appears to be building up between the sexes becomes more virulent with every day that passes. And far from women taking the blame… the fact is that men are invariably portrayed as the bad guys. Being a good man is like being a good Nazi. – Dave Thomas

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Before becoming a mom, I never knew how good I had it to just spend time at a spa for a few hours. Now, those days are far and between. So when I have an hour, its all about the mani and pedi. – Tia Mowry

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