Marriage is like life in this-that it is a field of battle, and not a bed of roses.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Topic

Downsides of marriage Relationship challenges Marriage

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Source

Virginibus Puerisque

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1876 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. "Virginibus Puerisque." The Cornhill Magazine, vol. 34, 1876, p. 176.

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There are no foreign land; it is the traveller only that is foreign.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Travel

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson
Source
The Silverado Squatters
Genre
Autobiography and memoir Travel writing
Language
English
Time
1883 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Silverado Squatters. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883, pt. 2, ch. 3.

Another quote about Marriage

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:22

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Topic
Marriage
Source
Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 18:22).

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

Bruce Cockburn

Lovers in a Dangerous Time

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Progress
Speaker
Bruce Cockburn
Source
Lovers in a Dangerous Time Stealing Fire
Medium
Song
Genre
Pop music
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1984 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Cockburn, Bruce. "Lovers in a Dangerous Time." Stealing Fire. True North Records, 1984.