A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little 'personal characteristics.'

Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her.

To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age.

Some men are born for matrimony, some achieve matrimony -- but most of them are merely poor dodgers.

A good woman inspires a man, a brilliant woman interests him, a beautiful woman fascinates him, but a sympathetic woman gets him.