Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.
Lawyers may reason powerfully, but power settles most issues.
My noisy denunciation trails off in doubt.
As a child I was middle-aged and cautious compared to my impulsive father.
Rescue someone unwilling to look after himself, and he will cling to you like a dangerous illness.
The squabbles of philandering Zeus and shrewish Hera are the Greeks' comment on married life.