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Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation.
Samuel Richardson
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"Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation."
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Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation. — Samuel Richardson

About Samuel Richardson

Samuel Richardson was a Novelist from Kingdom of Great Britain (1689–1761).

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This quote is attributed to Samuel Richardson, a Novelist from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Samuel Richardson lived from 1689 – 1761.
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