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To make a man perfectly happy tell him he works too hard, that he spends too much money, that he is "misunderstood" or that he is "different;" none of this is necessarily complimentary, but it will flatter him infinitely more than merely telling him that he is brilliant, or noble, or wise, or good.

It's easier to hide your light under a bushel than to keep your shady side dark.

Many men kill themselves for love, but many more women die of it

When you see a married couple walking down the street, the one that's a few steps ahead is the one that's mad.

There is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast.

It is as hard to get a man to stay at home after you've married him as it was to get him to go home before you married him.

An optimist is merely an ex-pessimist with his pockets full of money, his digestion in good condition, and his wife in the country.

Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty.

A fool and her money are soon courted.

The chief excitement in a woman's life is spotting women who are fatter than she is.

The hardest task of a girl's life, nowadays, is to prove to a man that his intentions are serious.

When a girl marries she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one.

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.

the mistakes you regret the most in your life are the ones you didn't commit when you had the chance

Never worry for fear you have broken a man's heart; at the worst it is only sprained and a week's rest will put it in perfect working condition again.

Before marriage, a man will lie awake thinking about something you said; after marriage , he'll fall asleep before you finish saying it.