"Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity; yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage."

Marriage, Success

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"Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity; yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage."

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"It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage."

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"Don't constantly make angry your wife. Once she throws you out of her heart, there is no appeal."

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"Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier."

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