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“When passion is not fed, it changes to need. At this juncture, marriage becomes a fixed idea in the mind of the bourgeois, being the only means whereby he can win a woman and appropriate her to his uses.”

Needs Mind Mean Ideas Use Passion Winning Marriage Fixed Appropriate Feds Bourgeois Juncture

Author:Honore de Balzac

“A woman is not a whole woman without the experience of marriage. In the case of a bad marriage, you win if you lose. Of the two alternatives - bad marriage or none - I believe bad marriage would be better. It is a bitter experience and a high price to pay for fulfillment, but it is the better alternative.”

Ifs Believe Two Whole Would Be Winning I Believe Loses Pay Marriage Cases Bitter Alternatives Fulfillment High Prices Bad Marriage Bitter Experience

Author:Fannie Hurst

“That's the thing about marriage. It's a shell game we play with ourselves. We're the suckers and we have to lose, but we play anyway because we lie to ourselves that we can win.”

Play Lying Games Winning Loses Marriage Shells Sucker

Author:R. K. Milholland

“If I seek to fulfill my own needs at the expense of my partner, we are sure to experience unhappiness, resentment, and conflict. The secret of forming a successful relationship is for both partners to win.”

Source: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

“Marriage isn't about winning. It's about lasting.”

Winning Marriage Lasting Positive Marriage

Author:Mark Gorman

“I believe in love. I believe in hard times and love winning. I believe marriage is hard. I believe people make mistakes. I believe people can want two things at once. I believe people are selfish and generous at the same time. I believe very few people want to hurt others. I believe that you can be surprised by life. I believe in happy endings.”

Source: Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story

“People are often enamored with my Super Bowl ring. But it's my wedding ring that I'm most proud of. And having a good marriage takes even more work than winning a Super Bowl.”

People Winning Marriage Proud Rings Bowls Super Bowl Good Marriage Enamored Wedding Ring

Author:Trent Dilfer

“A rare spoil for a man Is the winning of a good wife; very Plentiful are the worthless women.”

Men Winning Marriage Wife Worthless Spoil Good Wife Plentiful

Book:Euripides V: Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Cyclops, Rhesus

Source: Euripides V: Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Cyclops, Rhesus