Everybody all over the world takes a wife's estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man.

Is there any instinct more deeply implanted in the heart of man than the pride of protection, a protection which is constantly exerted for a fragile and defenceless creature?

There are words which cut like steel.

During the great storms of our lives we imitate those captains who jettison their weightiest cargo.

Virtue is always too much of a piece and too ignorant of those shades of feeling and of temperament that enable us to squint when we are placed in a false position.

By resorting to self-resignation, the unfortunate consummate.

Marriageable girls as well as mothers understand the terms and perils of the lottery called wedlock. That is why women weep at a wedding and men smile.