“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.”
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“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.”
MarriageAll Quotes by Helen Rowland
“Love, the quest marriage, the conquest divorce, the inquest.”
Marriage“Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.”
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“Somehow a bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.”
Beauty“Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself.”
Art“A husband is what is left of a lover, after the nerve has been extracted.”
Marriage“Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.”
Wedding“In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still continued.”
Marriage“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“Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.”
Trust“Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense.”
Imagination“A fool and her money are soon courted.”
Money“There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age.”
Age“One man's folly is another man's wife.”
Funny“A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting.”
Marriage“A Bachelor of Arts is one who makes love to a lot of women, and yet has the art to remain a bachelor.”
Art“Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds.”
Jealousy“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“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.”
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