Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you, and at read more

Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you, and at the end of your first season you will have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact

Every mother generally hopes that her daughter will snag a better husband than she managed to do...but she's certain that read more

Every mother generally hopes that her daughter will snag a better husband than she managed to do...but she's certain that her boy will never get as great a wife as his father did.

Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired

Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired

All marriages are happy. It's living together afterwards that is difficult.

All marriages are happy. It's living together afterwards that is difficult.

He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows.

He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows.

Women see better than men. Men see lazily, if they do not expect to act. Women see quite without any read more

Women see better than men. Men see lazily, if they do not expect to act. Women see quite without any wish to act.

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.

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind read more

The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman.