Every man has been brought up with the idea that decent women don't pop in and out of bed; he has always been told by his mother that "nice girls don't." He finds, of course, when he gets older that this may be untrue-but only in a certain section of society.

The great majority of people in England and America are modest, decent and pure-minded and the amount of virgins in the world today is stupendous.

After forty a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down.

A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.

Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy; among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex.

Love is next to Godliness with certain safeguards.

The reason why Englishmen are the best husbands in the world is because they want to be faithful. A Frenchman or an Italian will wake up in the morning and wonder what girl he will meet. An Englishman wakes up and wonders what the cricket score is.