In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rig…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties. ✨ Counsels and Maxims. Book by Arthur Schopenhauer, Vol. 2, Ch. 27, § 370, 2007.
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In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties. ✨ Counsels and Maxims. Book by Arthur Schopenhauer, Vol. 2, Ch. 27, § 370, 2007.

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