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Marriage is a romance in which the hero dies in the first chapter.
Marriage is a romance in which the hero dies in the first chapter.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.
Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.
You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.
You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.
I refuse to admit that I am more than 52, even if that makes my children illegitimate.
I refuse to admit that I am more than 52, even if that makes my children illegitimate.
He believes that marriage and a career don't mix. So after the wedding he plans to quit his job.
He believes that marriage and a career don't mix. So after the wedding he plans to quit his job.
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.
Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be married too.
Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be married too.
I married beneath me. All women do.
I married beneath me. All women do.