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The only good husbands stay bachelors: They're too considerate to get married.
The only good husbands stay bachelors: They're too considerate to get married.
When a bachelor of philosophy from the Antilles refuses to apply for certification as a teacher on the grounds of read more
When a bachelor of philosophy from the Antilles refuses to apply for certification as a teacher on the grounds of his color I say that philosophy has never saved anyone. When someone else strives and strains to prove to me that black men are as intelligent as white men I say that intelligence has never saved anyone: and that is true, for, if philosophy and intelligence are invoked to proclaim the equality of men, they have also been employed to justify the extermination of men.
Marriage is a lottery, but you can't tear up your ticket if you lose.
Marriage is a lottery, but you can't tear up your ticket if you lose.
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.
Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner read more
Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner deny us bread than dare alter the observance of tradition.
In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark.
In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark.
Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony.
Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony.
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 surest sign of age is loneliness.
The surest sign of age is loneliness.
