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A good marriage was one made between a blind wife and a deaf husband. - Michel de Montaigne Quotes

A good marriage was one made between a blind wife and a deaf husband.[Pour qu’un mariage soit bon, il faut la femme aveugle et le mari sourd.]

Source:The Complete Works of Montaigne (tr. Frame, ed. Stanford University Press, 1958), Book III, Chapter 5, Page 663
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  • Name: Michel de Montaigne
  • Profession: Philosopher
  • Born: February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592
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