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John Oliver Hobbes on Marriage

1867–1906 United States

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If women thought less of their own souls and more about men's tempers, marriage wouldn't he what it is.

The Wisdom of the Wise (1900)

My dear, a man with a career can have no time to waste upon his wife or his friends—he has to devote himself wholly to his enemies!

The Wisdom of the Wise (1900)

Those who have made unhappy marriages walk on stilts, while the happy ones are on a level with the crowd. No one sees 'em!

The Ambassador (1898)

Marriage is like a good pie spoilt in the baking. Everything is admirable except the result! It is very heavy... very, very heavy!

The Ambassador (1898)

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