widows

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When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on. Henry Fielding

Widows tend either to fade away when husbands die, committing emotional suttee, or else find that a new life burgeons. Here in Christchurch, a lot of burgeoning goes on. Fay Weldon

Take care! Kingdoms are destroyed by bandits, houses by rats, and widows by suitors. Ihara Saikaku

Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows. Imelda Marcos

Widows weep but they look for another husband. South American Proverb

Better is one lady than 4 widows. Polish Proverb