Quote by Samuel Butler

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marri

Summary

This quote suggests that marriage can have a potentially damaging effect on a person's friendships. It implies that when someone gets married, their friendships may become less important or even irrelevant, as their focus and commitments may shift towards their spouse. Simultaneously, when one's friends get married, it can also impact the dynamics of their friendship, potentially leading to a loss of the closeness and personal connection they once shared. The quote emphasizes the transformative nature of marriage and how it can potentially weaken a person's existing relationships.

By Samuel Butler

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Getting the government to put money into social programs run

Getting the government to put money into social programs run by religious institutions is a practice that started during the Clinton years, when Bill Clinton advocated the AmeriCorps program.

Government

I found myself facing a Christian Science Reading Room. My G

I found myself facing a Christian Science Reading Room. My God! It had been eight years. There had never been any renunciation of religion on my part, but like so many people, it was a gradual fading away.

Religion Science People Reading Renunciation

Social progress can be measured by the social position of th

Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.

Sex Social Measured

When I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they w

When I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they was gonna dig us, then quite naturally I'd go on and try to get it together.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation f

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

Communication

I screwed her over. I didn't want to see her screwed over by

I screwed her over. I didn't want to see her screwed over by someone else.

Cassandra Clare

Love Simon Lewis City Of Fallen Angels Broken Heart Jordan Kyle Screwed Up

Though I love sarees and feel a woman looks most beautiful i

Though I love sarees and feel a woman looks most beautiful in a saree, my personal style statement is casual because I am more tomboyish.

Love Woman Though

A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint

A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.

Leopold Stokowski

Music

It came to Mary now that her mother had been right, after al

It came to Mary now that her mother had been right, after all; Mary had been born for this. In sixteen years she'd shot along the shortest route she could find between life and death, as the crow flew.

Life Death

Nature is a petrified magic city.

Nature is a petrified magic city.

Nature

One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears -

One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears - by listening to them.

Persuasion

We are never so defensless against suffering as when we love

We are never so defensless against suffering as when we love.

Love