marriage quotes

What if man were required to educate his children without the help of talking animals. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com


A man that is young in years may be old in hours, if he has lost no time. ~Francis Bacon, Essays


Set out from any point. They are all alike. They all lead to a point of departure. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin


There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind. ~Annie Dillard


He leaves in the background of fame all other navigators whose names are written in the priceless annals of discovery. ~Emilio Castelar He liked companionship, but he wouldn't be petted, or fussed over, or sit in anyone's lap a moment; he always extricated himself from such familiarity with dignity and with no show of temper. If there was any petting to be done, however, he chose to do it. Often he would sit looking at me, and then, moved by a delicate affection, come and pull at my coat and sleeve until he could touch my face with his nose, and then go away contented. ~Charles Dudley Warner


The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. ~William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice


Perhaps apathy is a wave of emotions too afraid to burst out of the darkness into the bright light of day. ~Carrie Latet


I have scarcely touched the sky and I am made of it. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin


People on horses look better than they are. People in cars look worse than they are. ~Marya Mannes


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The truest mark of being born with great qualities is being born without envy. ~Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld


When deeds speak, words are nothing. ~African Proverb


I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows. ~Janette Barber


God has entrusted me with myself. ~Epictetus


Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. ~William Shakespeare


It's all right letting yourself go as long as you can let yourself back. ~Mick Jagger


If anyone were to be willing to trace his descent through an ape as his grandfather, would he be willing to trace his descent similarly on the side of his grandmother? ~Samuel Wilberforce


Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream. ~Author Unknown


All generalizations are bad. ~R.H. Grenier


It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson