Some on commission, some for the love of learning, Some because they have nothing better to do Or because they hope these walls of books will deaden The drumming of the demon in their ears.

Quote by Louis MacNeice

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I am not yet born; O fill me with strength against those who would freeze...

I am not yet born; O fill me with strength against those who would freeze...

Let them not make me a stone and let them not spill me, otherwise kill...

Let them not make me a stone and let them not spill me, otherwise kill...

So they were married-to be the more together- And found they were never again so...

So they were married-to be the more together- And found they were never again so...

If you marry a man who cheats on his wife, you'll be married to a...

If you marry a man who cheats on his wife, you'll be married to a...

There isn't a wife in the world who has not taken the exact measure of...

There isn't a wife in the world who has not taken the exact measure of...

Always remember this: 'A kiss will never miss, and after many kisses a miss becomes...

Always remember this: 'A kiss will never miss, and after many kisses a miss becomes...

A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it.

A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it.

Marriage is not a simple love affair, it's an ordeal, and the ordeal is the...

Marriage is not a simple love affair, it's an ordeal, and the ordeal is the...

Whoever said Marriage is a 50-50 proposition laid the foundation for more divorce fees than...

Whoever said Marriage is a 50-50 proposition laid the foundation for more divorce fees than...

Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave...

Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave...

Marriage is like a phone call in the night: first the ring, and then you...

Marriage is like a phone call in the night: first the ring, and then you...

Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty

Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty

Being asked whether it's better to marry or not, he (Socrates) replied, Whichever you do...

Being asked whether it's better to marry or not, he (Socrates) replied, Whichever you do...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you...

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you...

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

I think that having the compassion of someone who knows your faults and still loves...

I think that having the compassion of someone who knows your faults and still loves...

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will...

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will...

Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about...

Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about...

A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a...

A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a...