"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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"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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"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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