“Don't consider painful what's good for you.”

“Your father says a wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountaintop.”

“Giving a woman your whole life is meaningless without giving her your whole heart as well.”

“If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way with...”

“When we are at peace within our marriage, the effects can be astounding! We will raise happier children, become better employees, and overall find the joy in life.”

“Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.”