What a man calls his 'conscience' is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love.

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

A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting.

Matrimony is the price of love -- divorce, the rebate.

Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.

A husband is what is left of a lover, after the nerve has been extracted.

Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man.