Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the
constancy of its vows are the very people who declare that if the
chain were broken and the prisoners were left free to choose, the
whole social fabric would fly asunder. You can't have the
argument both ways. If the prisoner is happy, why lock him in?
If he is not, why pretend that he is?
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Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always read more
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing any one who comes between them.
A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve has been
extracted.
A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve has been
extracted.
Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.
Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.
Why get married and make one man miserable when I can stay single and make thousands miserable?
Why get married and make one man miserable when I can stay single and make thousands miserable?
Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.
Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.
One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love read more
One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again.
Once you are married, there is nothing left for you, not even suicide.
Once you are married, there is nothing left for you, not even suicide.
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she read more
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy read more
To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
