Well married, a man is winged–ill-matched, he is shackled.

Henry Ward Beecher
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The love between a man and a woman is like the wings of birds. It is the most beautiful thing in the world. Unlike humans, birds are not shackled by their desire to fly. They are free to fly wherever they want because they know that their love will be there when they land.

Source: Norwood: Or, Village Life In New England

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