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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne Quote

A selected quote by Michel Eyquem de Montaigne.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get out

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
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To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with
Source: Following the Equator, ch. 48 (1897)
— Mark Twain
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Marriage: The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two
Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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Wedding: A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance
Source: Pride and Prejudice (1813)
— Jane Austen
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It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should refuse an offer of marriage
Source: Emma (1815)
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth
Source: Letter to James Madison (Mar. 2, 1788)
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