marriage
“Marriage, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.”
“Helpmate, n. A wife, or bitter half.”
“Bride, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.”
“There are pretenses which are very sincere, and marriage is their school.”
“A man's best fortune, or his worst, is a wife.”
“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.”
“Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them.”
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
“A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.”