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No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him read more
No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.
The awe and dread with which the untutored savage contemplates his mother-in-law are amongst the most familiar facts of anthropology.
The awe and dread with which the untutored savage contemplates his mother-in-law are amongst the most familiar facts of anthropology.
He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows.
He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows.
Husbands are like fires. They go out if unattended.
Husbands are like fires. They go out if unattended.
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
Someone once asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do and I gave the commonsensical reply that read more
Someone once asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do and I gave the commonsensical reply that we don't have as much money. That was a true but incomplete answer. In fact, women's total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage.
You know I met you,
Kist you, and prest you close within my arms,
With all the read more
You know I met you,
Kist you, and prest you close within my arms,
With all the tenderness of wifely love.
I told my wife that a husband is like a fine wine; he gets better with age. The next day, read more
I told my wife that a husband is like a fine wine; he gets better with age. The next day, she locked me in the cellar.