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The majority of persons choose their wives with as little prudence as they eat. They see a troll with nothing read more
The majority of persons choose their wives with as little prudence as they eat. They see a troll with nothing else to recommend her but a pair of thighs and choice hunkers, and so smart to void their seed that they marry her at once. They imagine they can live in marvelous contentment with handsome feet and ambrosial buttocks. Most men are accredited fools shortly after they leave the womb.
A woman who pretends to laugh at love is like a child who sings at night when he is afraid
A woman who pretends to laugh at love is like a child who sings at night when he is afraid
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother.
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother.
Every theory of love, from Plato down teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in read more
Every theory of love, from Plato down teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in himself.
To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this read more
Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is apt to mark the end of their capacities. They can't even attend to the elementary animal requirements of their offspring. It is quite surprising how many children survive in spite of their mothers.
Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy-- the mother.
Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy-- the mother.
A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.
A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.
