She is still a child, but she goes to college now, and
she is taller than her mother.
When I saw her I felt old."
"Is that anything to be sad about? Pshaw! Get married, and you'll
have a daughter of your own, and when she grows up you won't be
sorry. Take it from me, Levinsky. There can be no greater
pleasure than to watch your kids grow." And he added, in a lower
tone, "I do advise you to get married."
"Perhaps I ought to," I said, listlessly. "But then it takes two to
make a bargain."
"Oh, there are lots of good girls, and you can have the best piece of
goods there is." "Oh, I don't know. It wouldn't be hard to find a
good girl, perhaps. The question is whether she'll be good after the
honeymoon is over."
"You don't want a bond and mortgage to guarantee that you'll be
happy, do you? A fellow must be ready to take a chance."
There is an old story of a rabbi who, upon being asked by a
bachelor whether he should marry, said: "If you do you will regret
it, my son; but then if you remain single you are sure to regret it
just as much; perhaps more.
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