Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry' is a aphorism which has saved many an English spinster from being treated like an Indian widow.
Nancy MitfordYou've no idea how long life goes on and how many, many changes it brings. Young people seem to imagine that it's over in a flash, that they do this thing, or that thing, and then die, but I can assure you they are quite wrong.
Nancy MitfordThe English lord marries for love, and is rather inclined to love where money is; he rarely marries in order to improve his coat of arms.
Nancy Mitford