When one is in love one begins by deceiving one's self. And one ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Behind joy and laughter there may be a temperament, coarse, hard, and callous. But behind sorrow there is always sorrow. Pain, unlike pleasure, wears no mask.

Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

The one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.

You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances.

Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.

The one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.

When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless who know love's tragedies.