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婚姻
Marriage
When the rose and the cross are united the alchemical marriage is complete and the drama ends. Then we wake from history and enter eternity.
当玫瑰和十字架结合在一起时，炼金术般的婚姻就完成了，戏剧也就结束了。然后我们从历史中醒来，进入永恒。
Marriage is not a simple love affair, it's an ordeal, and the ordeal is the sacrifice of ego to a relationship in which two have become one.
婚姻不是简单的爱情，它是一种考验，而这种考验是对自我的牺牲，是对一段两人合而为一的关系的牺牲。
I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he'd be dead within a year.
如果我找到一个有一千五百万美元的男人，我会再娶他，签一半以上的合同给我，并保证他一年内就会死去。
Only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. One is to let her think she is having her own way, the the other, to let her have it.
要使妻子高兴，只有两件事是必要的。一个是让她认为她有她自己的方式，另一个，让她拥有它。
Marriages don't last. When I meet a guy, the first question I ask myself is: is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?
婚姻不会持续。当我遇到一个男人，我问自己的第一个问题是:这就是我想让我的孩子和他共度周末的那个男人吗?
I don't think young men or women should feel pressured into marriage. You shouldn't marry anyone, in my opinion, who you have to try hard for.
我不认为年轻的男人或女人应该感到婚姻的压力。在我看来，你不应该嫁给任何一个你必须努力争取的人。
The very idea of marriage is basic to recognition as equals in our society; any status short of that is inferior, unjust, and unconstitutional.
在我们的社会中，婚姻观念是平等的基础;任何低于这一标准的地位都是低下的、不公平的、违宪的。
Marriage can be work, it can be difficult, it can be hard, but I think working through those times makes you stronger as a couple and as a unit.
婚姻可以是工作，它可以是困难的，它可以是困难的，但我认为，通过这些时间的工作使你作为一对夫妇和一个单位更强大。
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.
有些人声称婚姻妨碍浪漫。这是毫无疑问的。任何时候你有了浪漫，你的妻子一定会干涉。
Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.
几乎所有犯罪行为都可以追溯到自私的动机。这是一种我们讨厌别人却又为自己辩解的特质。
There are two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone who won't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?
有两个难题让人类头盖骨直打颤:你如何抓住一个不肯留下的人?你如何摆脱一个不愿去的人呢?
Take care of him. And make him feel important. And if you can do that, you'll have a happy and wonderful marriage. Like two out of every ten couples.
照顾好他。让他觉得自己很重要。如果你能做到这一点，你就会有一个幸福美满的婚姻。每十对夫妇中就有两对。
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I firmly believe in marriage. It's a real important decision that takes a lot of dedication and time. If you're thinking about divorce. You shouldn't get married.
我坚信婚姻。这是一个非常重要的决定，需要投入大量的精力和时间。如果你正在考虑离婚。你不应该结婚。
There may be good, but there are no pleasant marriages.
也许有好的婚姻，但没有幸福的婚姻。
When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.
当你在婚姻中做出牺牲时，你牺牲的不是彼此而是一段关系中的团结。
In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties.
在我们这个一夫一妻制的世界上，结婚意味着权利减半，责任加倍。
Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets.
婚姻是两个人的结合:一个永远记不住生日，另一个永远不会忘记。