Quote#Beauty
Remember...that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all…
Quote byWalter Raleigh · 1552–1618
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Instructions to his Son and to Posterity (published 1632), Chapter II.
English (original)
Remember...that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance will never last nor please thee one year; and when thou hast it, it will be to thee of no price at all, for the desire dieth when it is attained, and the affection perisheth when it is satisfied.
— Walter Raleigh
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