Verily, the best of husbands hath many raw edges, and many unnecessary pleats in his temper, and many wrinkles in his disposition, which must be removed.

A man's heart may have a secret sanctuary where only one woman may enter, but it is full of little anterooms which are seldom vacant.

In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still continued.

An optimist is merely an ex-pessimist with his pockets full of money, his digestion in good condition, and his wife in the country.

Fortunately for women, most men mistake loneliness for love before marriage, and habit for happiness afterward.

There is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast.

Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch and the sinner his justification.