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Philosophers' Philosophies on Marriage

“When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.” ~David Bissonete  “After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together..” ~Sacha Guitry  “By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.” ~Socrates  “The great question which I have not been able to answer is,‘What does a woman want?’” ~Dumas “I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn't.” ~James Holt McGavra    “There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage.” ~Sam Kinison    “I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.” ~Sigmund Freud    “Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candleli...

What is Thirst?

A wise philosopher was once asked, "What is it like to thirst?" by a man in his village... He looked at the man, grinned... Then grabbed him swiftly by the back of his coat, and drug him over violently to a nearby fountain... the man fought, but it was to no avail...he was the thrust, headfirst into the fountain... The philosopher forced the man's head down without any signs of mercy... The man fought with all of his life, but he was growing weaker by the moment, as the air was being used up in his lungs. He started to go limp...and at that very moment, the philosopher pulled him out of the water... The man gasped for air, grateful to be alive...exhausted...he laid on the ground... The philosopher said to him, "That's what it's like to thirst." So...what makes you passionate in life...what would you die for, what takes your breathe away? Unless you know what that is, and pursue that knowledge you are just wandering. Without this drive, th...