Love is blind and marriage is the institution for the blind.

Love is blind and marriage is the institution for the blind.

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your read more

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The family is the nucleus of civilization.

The family is the nucleus of civilization.

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.

The surest sign of age is loneliness.

The surest sign of age is loneliness.

If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.

If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.