“Home is any four walls that enclose the right person.”
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“It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying it's separating himself from all the others.”
MarriageAll Quotes by Helen Rowland
“Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself.”
Art“After marriage, a woman's sight becomes so keen that she can see right through her husband without looking at him, and a man's so dull that he can look right through his wife without seeing her.”
Marriage“Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man.”
Art“Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.”
Trust“And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.”
Women“Love, the quest marriage, the conquest divorce, the inquest.”
Marriage“Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.”
Wedding“Every man wants a woman to appeal to his better side, his nobler instincts, and his higher nature - and another woman to help him forget them.”
Nature“Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you after marriage, he won't even lay down his newspaper to talk to you.”
Marriage“Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds.”
Jealousy“In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still continued.”
Marriage“Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.”
Marriage“The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals to his heart may attract him, but it is the woman who appeals to his imagination who gets him.”
Imagination“A Bachelor of Arts is one who makes love to a lot of women, and yet has the art to remain a bachelor.”
Art“A husband is what is left of a lover, after the nerve has been extracted.”
Marriage“There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age.”
Age“Somehow a bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.”
Beauty“Love, like a chicken salad or restaurant hash, must be taken with blind faith or it loses its flavor.”
Faith“After a few years of marriage a man can look right at a woman without seeing her and a woman can see right through a man without looking at him.”
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