Jean de La Bruyère Quote

Marriage was instituted as a penance for the sins of celibacy.


A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1886)


Marriage was instituted as a penance for the sins of celibacy.

Marriage was instituted as a penance for the sins of celibacy.

Marriage was instituted as a penance for the sins of celibacy.

Marriage was instituted as a penance for the sins of celibacy.