When a girl marries, she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one.

Quote by Helen Rowland

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A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he...

A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he...

Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.

Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.

The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals...

The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals...

One man's folly is another man's wife.

One man's folly is another man's wife.

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.

Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty.

Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty.

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...

The follies which a man regrets the most in his life are those which he...

The follies which a man regrets the most in his life are those which he...

In love, somehow, a man's heart is always either exceeding the speed limit, or getting...

In love, somehow, a man's heart is always either exceeding the speed limit, or getting...

What a man calls his conscience is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental...

What a man calls his conscience is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental...

Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the...

Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the...

When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn't a sign that they don't...

When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn't a sign that they don't...

In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still...

In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still...

The more you love someone the more he wants from you and the less you...

The more you love someone the more he wants from you and the less you...

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...

Nobody is quite so blase and sophisticated as a boy of nineteen who is just...

Nobody is quite so blase and sophisticated as a boy of nineteen who is just...

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.

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...

It is easier to be critical than correct.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation

Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

These two truths are the same in weight and importance. Accept and love WHO and...

These two truths are the same in weight and importance. Accept and love WHO and...