One shouldn't be too inquisitive in life Either about God's secrets or one's wife.
Habit maketh no monk, ne wearing of gilt spurs maketh no knight.
If a man really loves a woman, of course he wouldn't marry her for the world if he were not quite sure that he was the best person she could possibly marry.
Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
Many a true word is spoken in jest
If gold rusts, what then can iron do?