"Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body."
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"For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.“
-H. L. Mencken
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