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There cannot be any great happiness in the married life except each in turn give up his or her own humors and lesser inclinations.

Samuel Richardson

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Samuel Richardson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1687
Born: August 19
Died: 1761
Died: July 4
Novelist
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S. Richardson
Happiness
Inclinations
Cannot
Matrimony
Give
Lesser
Giving
Inclination
Great
Except
Life
Married
Turn
Turns
Humors

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