Marriage and parenthood
1934-11 1934 1930s 22 pages II MARRIAGE "Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds Or bends with the remover to remove ; Oh no! it is an ever fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken ; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, althou...
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London : Friends' Book Centre
November 1934
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1934
1930s
22 pages
II MARRIAGE "Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds Or bends with the remover to remove ; Oh no! it is an ever fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken ; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come ; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom." Shakespeare. Marriage is not the goal but the starting point in a great adventure. Like other adventures it promises experiences of infinite variety, dangers from unexpected quarters, periods of doubt and uncertainty, moments of illuminating vision, and more than all other adventures it holds the possibility of undreamed of happiness spreading into and affecting the whole of life. In so deep and wide an experience there are inherent possibilities for good and evil greater even than those expected in the days of the engagement. Successful marriage does not happen by chance, and some of the difficulties of married life are caused by one or both partners expecting all that is claimed from marriage while contributing nothing in return. Discipline, self-sacrifice, forbearance and mutual give and take are even more necessary to-day than they were when marriage was supported by customs and standards which are no longer accepted as necessary or right. Married life calls upon all that is best in men and women, and only those who respond with a whole-hearted determination to follow the ideal can hope to win from marriage all that it has to offer. In a happy marriage, perhaps the most striking discovery made by husband and wife as the years pass on is concerned with the infinite variety of their married life. Each partner is constantly changing and developing, and the closest unity should still leave room for the free play of two independent personalities. But broadly speaking there are three main aspects of marriage in which (8)
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| institution | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| is_hierarchy_title | Marriage and parenthood |
| language | English English |
| physical | TEXT |
| publishDate | November 1934 |
| publisher | London : Friends' Book Centre |
| spellingShingle | Maitland Sara Hallinan Pamphlets: Society of Friends Health care Marriage ; Parenthood Marriage and parenthood |
| title | Marriage and parenthood |
| topic | Maitland Sara Hallinan Pamphlets: Society of Friends Health care Marriage ; Parenthood |
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