The world men inhabit is rather bleak. It is a world full of doubt and confusion, where vulnerability must be hidden, not shared; where competition, not co-operation, is the order of the day; where men sacrifice the possibility of knowing their own children and sharing in their upbringing, for the sake of a job they may have chosen by chance, which may not suit them and which in many cases dominates their lives to the exclusion of much else.
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A small family is soon provided for.
A small family is soon provided for.
By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.
By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.
A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman.
A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman.
The man that blushes is not quite a brute.
The man that blushes is not quite a brute.
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
The only thing worse than a man you can't control is a man you can.
The only thing worse than a man you can't control is a man you can.
A mother understands what a child does not say.
A mother understands what a child does not say.
The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old read more
The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. read more
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
