That a marriage ends is less than ideal; but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds. John Updike
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil. H. L. Mencken
The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby. Natalie Wood
Reason succeeds where force fails. American Proverb
He who succeeds is reputed wise. Italian Proverb
The matchmaker gets three cups of wine when he succeeds and three slaps on the cheek when he fails. Korean Proverb