Anger is a better weapon than tears; a burr commands more respect than a sensitive plant.

Marriage is the cold potato of love.

It all depends on the way you look at it. The point of view is everything in this world.

it is bad manners to contradict a guest. You must never insult people in your own house - always go to theirs.

After the door of a woman's heart has once swung on its silent hinges, a man thinks he can prop it open with a brick and go away and leave it.

A real love letter is absolutely ridiculous to everyone except the writer and the recipient.

It is possible for a spinster to be disappointed in lovers, but only the married are ever disappointed in love.