Those marriages generally abound most with love and constancy that are preceded by a long courtship. The passion should strike root and gather strength before marriage be grafted on it.

He felt rather vainly sure that he did indeed look very nice, to her anyhow, and that was all he cared about.

A husband is one who lays down the law to his life and then accepts all the amendments.

He who does not honor his wife dishonors himself.

He who has a good wife can bear any evil.

I married beneath me-all women do.

Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and old men's nurses.

Everyone all over the world takes a wife's estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man.

Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself, and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that.

'Tis Love alone can make our fetters please.