A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her

Quote by Helen Rowland

Topics: Criticism Quotes, Flattery Quotes, Heart Quotes, Love Quotes, Men AndWomen Quotes

The follies which a man regrets most in his life, are those which he didn't...

The follies which a man regrets most in his life, are those which he didn't...

There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at...

There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at...

Love, like a chicken salad a restaurant has, must be taken with blind faith or...

Love, like a chicken salad a restaurant has, must be taken with blind faith or...

A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.

A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.

Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment...

Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment...

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MarriageMarriage

Many men kill themselves for love, but many more women die of it

Many men kill themselves for love, but many more women die of it

It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of...

It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of...

A man's heart may have a secret sanctuary where only one woman may enter, but...

A man's heart may have a secret sanctuary where only one woman may enter, but...

Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself.

Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself.

It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another...

It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another...

Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the...

Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the...

After a few years of marriage a man can look right at a woman without...

After a few years of marriage a man can look right at a woman without...

A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say...

A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say...

A man snatches the first kiss, pleads for the second, demands the third, takes the...

A man snatches the first kiss, pleads for the second, demands the third, takes the...

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good...

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good...

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight...

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight...

Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.

Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.

Between lovers a little confession is a dangerous thing.

Between lovers a little confession is a dangerous thing.

Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.

Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.