Quote by Jimmy Townsend

Marriage teaches you loyalty, forbearance, selfrestraint, meekness, and a great many other things you wouldn't need if you had stayed single.

Marriage teaches you loyalty, forbearance, selfrestraint, me

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This quote suggests that marriage is a transformative experience that instills essential virtues and qualities within an individual. It implies that the commitment and challenges of marriage teach people loyalty, patience, self-control, humility, and various other qualities that might not have been necessary if they had chosen to remain single. It suggests that marriage serves as a means of personal growth and development, leading individuals to develop virtues and character traits that they might not have acquired otherwise.

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