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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Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.
Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.
The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.
Marriage isn't a word... it's a sentence.
Marriage isn't a word... it's a sentence.
Woman was God's second mistake.
Woman was God's second mistake.
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.
If Miss means respectably unmarried, and Mrs. respectably married, then Ms. means nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
If Miss means respectably unmarried, and Mrs. respectably married, then Ms. means nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
Such a wife as I want... must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a read more
Such a wife as I want... must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a little learning will do, well-bread, chaste, and tender. As to religion, a moderate stock will satisfy me. She must believe in God and hate a saint.
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother.
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother.
