"Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age."
-Hesiod
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"Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers."
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"Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you she is after your barn."
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"Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above this is the right time for marriage."
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"For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike."
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"Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death."
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"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance."
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"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."
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"To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it Whenever you're right, shut up."
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"A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished."
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"Basically my wife was immature. I'd be at home in the bath and she'd come in and sink my boats."
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