On their 50th wedding anniversary

On their 50th wedding anniversary and during the banquet celebrating it,

Susan was asked to give her friends a brief account of the benefits of a marriage of such long duration.

“Tell us Susan, just what is it you have learned from all those wonderful years with your husband?”

Susan responds,

“Well, I’ve learned that marriage is the best teacher of all. It teaches you loyalty, meekness, forbearance, self-restraint, forgiveness and a great many other qualities you wouldn’t have needed if you’d stayed single.”