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Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
Ne'er take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.
Ne'er take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.
A little girl at the wedding afterwards asked her mother why the bride changed her mind. "What do you mean?" read more
A little girl at the wedding afterwards asked her mother why the bride changed her mind. "What do you mean?" responded her mother. "Well, she went down the aisle with one man, and came back with another.".
In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.
In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.
Is it better for a woman to marry a man who loves her than a man she loves.
Is it better for a woman to marry a man who loves her than a man she loves.
As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a read more
As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
The woman's vision is deep reaching, the man's far reaching. With the man the world is his heart, with the read more
The woman's vision is deep reaching, the man's far reaching. With the man the world is his heart, with the woman the heart is her world.