Homer on marriage

Who dares think one thing, and another tell,
My heart detests him as the gates of hell.

A glorious death is his
Who for his country falls.

Bird-signs!
Fight for your country⁠—that is the best, the only omen!

Love at first sight is easy to understand; it’s when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.

Amy Bloomborn 1953

• Love

Basically my wife was immature. I’d be at home in my bath and she’d come in and sink my boats.

Woody Allenborn 1935Standup Comic (1999)

• Comedy

My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not you’ll become a philosopher.

Socrates470–399 BC

• Philosophy