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A Roman divorced from his wife, being highly blamed by his friends, who demanded, ''Was she not chaste? Was she not fair? Was she not fruitful?'' holding out his shoe, asked them whether it was not new and well made. ''Yet,'' added he, ''none of you can t

Divorce

EssayistGreek46 · 1st century

3.9 · 23 votes · 192 reads

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Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it 'all the money,' but they changed it to 'alimony.' It's ripping your heart out through your wallet.

Divorce

ComedianAmerican1952 · 20th century

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Divorce is one of the most financially traumatic things you can go through. Money spent on getting mad or getting even is money wasted.

Divorce

MusicianGerman1813 · 19th century

4.8 · 54 votes

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Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.

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WriterBritish1882 · 19th century

4.8 · 58 votes · 149 reads

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Divorce. A resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

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WriterAmerican1842 · 19th century

4.7 · 20 votes

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France may claim the happiest marriages in the world, but the happiest divorces in the world are ''made in America.''

JournalistAmerican1875 · 19th century

3.4 · 42 votes · 112 reads

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If you think you have trouble supporting a wife, try not supporting her.

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3.3 · 41 votes

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It is he who has broken the bond of marriage - not I. I only break its bondage.

Divorce

PoetIrish1854 · 19th century

3.0 · 31 votes

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Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.

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JournalistAmerican1875 · 19th century

4.6 · 37 votes

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Over a three year period, I gave away half of what I had. To be honest, my hands shook as I signed it away. I knew I was taking myself out of the race to be the richest man in the world.

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BusinessmanAmerican1938 · 20th century

4.1 · 58 votes · 116 reads

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The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.
Lord Chesterfield
PoliticianBritish1694 · 17th century
4.9 · 11 votes · 70 reads
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The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population.
Denis Diderot
PhilosopherFrench1713 · 18th century
3.1 · 26 votes · 126 reads
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Two lives that once part are as ships that divide.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
PoliticianBritish1803 · 19th century
4.4 · 8 votes · 27 reads
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When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn't a sign that they ''don't understand'' one another, but a sign that they have, at last, begun to.
Helen Rowland
JournalistAmerican1875 · 19th century
5.0 · 57 votes · 26 reads
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