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Jeremy Taylor
God hath prepared a little
God hath prepared a little coronet or special reward (extraordinary and beside the great crown of all faithful souls) for those who have not defiled themselves with women.
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Vikrant Parsai
When a man is not
When a man is not wanted in the village, he is always accused of raising dust even when he falls in a pool of water.
119
Margaret Halsey
Some people talk because they
Some people talk because they think sound is more manageable than silence.
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Vikrant Parsai
Those who say that simple
Those who say that simple things don’t matter should ask a lion how he feels when a fly enters a nostril.
127
Jeremy Taylor
A celibate, like the fly
A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity.
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Vikrant Parsai
The secret of long marriage?
The secret of long marriage? ~ It's simple: You just have to find the right woman and old enough.
125
Vikrant Parsai
The mouth of an old
The mouth of an old man may smell but the advice coming form it is sweet.
102
Dorothy L. Sayers
A human being must have
A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.
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Vikrant Parsai
The marriage certificate is a
The marriage certificate is a licence that is obtained before the driving test.
120
Jeremy Taylor
Adultery itself in its principle
Adultery itself in its principle is many times nothing but a curious inquisition after, and envy of another man's enclosed pleasures: and there have been many who refused fairer objects that they might ravish an enclosed woman from her retirement and single possessor.
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Hack Wilson
(Speaking about Satchel Paige's pitching)It
(Speaking about Satchel Paige's pitching)It starts out like a baseball and when it gets to the plate, it looks like a marble.
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Vikrant Parsai
The greatest crime you can
The greatest crime you can commit in the desert is to find water and remain silent about it.
201
Doc Paskowitz
It is easier to die
It is easier to die when you have lived so I say to young people, go make memories.
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Vikrant Parsai
Put your troubles in your
Put your troubles in your bag and drop them over the bridge on your way.
107
Leone Levi
One voice can enter ten
One voice can enter ten ears, but ten voices cannot enter one ear.
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Vikrant Parsai
Perfect wife is the one
Perfect wife is the one who knows that no man is perfect.
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Vikrant Parsai
Marry a relative! If it
Marry a relative! If it goes wrong, it is at least in the family.
149
Doc Paskowitz
A real man is capable
A real man is capable of controlling himself before he controls his children.
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Margaret Halsey
Whenever I dwell for any
Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.
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Vikrant Parsai
Marriage is functional in which
Marriage is functional in which the woman must cook the food every day and the man has to eat it every day.
128
Vikrant Parsai
Marriage is a stupidity that
Marriage is a stupidity that is celebrated for two.
112
P.K. Hallinan
It's not what I take
It's not what I take in that fills me, but what I give out.
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Vikrant Parsai
Love is the light of
Love is the light of life; in marriage, it is the electricity bill.
123
Dorothy L. Sayers
Books...are like lobster shells, we
Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
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