Did you ever hear my definition of marriage? It is, that it resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they can not be separated; often moving in opp… - Sydney Smith

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Did you ever hear my definition of marriage? It is, that it resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they can not be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.

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About Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English clergyman, critic, philosopher and wit.

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Alternative Names: Reverend Sydney Smith
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Married couples resemble a pair of scissors,
often moving in opposite directions,
yet punishing anyone who gets in between them
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Human beings cling to their delicious tyrannies and to their exquisite nonsense, till death stares them in the face.
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