Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.
Interpretation
Husbands may not inherently improve as individuals, but they can learn to fulfill their roles better over time.
This quote by H. L. Mencken suggests that the role of a husband doesn't necessarily transform a man into a better person; instead, it implies that with time, experience, and practice, he becomes more skilled at being a husband. It reflects on the nature of marriage and personal development, indicating that proficiency in marital duties comes from continuous effort rather than a fundamental change in character.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a wedding toast to hint at the humorous yet realistic expectations of marriage.
I know a good many men of great learning-that is, men born with an extraordinary eagerness and capacity to acquire knowledge. One and all, they tell me that they can't recall learning anything of any value in school. All that schoolmasters managed to accomplish with them was to test and determine the amount of knowledge that they had already acquired independently-and not infrequently the determination was made clumsily and inaccurately.
It takes a long while for a naturally trustful person to reconcile himself to the idea that after all God will not help him
It is the theory of all modern civilized governments that they protect and foster the liberty of the citizen; it is the practice of all of them to limit its exercise, and sometimes very narrowly.
The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true deserts.
The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.
It is my conviction that no normal man ever fell in love, within the ordinary meaning of the term, after the age of thirty.
As for loving woman, I have never understood why some people had a fit. I still don't. It seems fine to me. If an individual is productive responsible, and energetic, why should her choice in a partner make such a fuss? The government is only too happy to take my tax money and yet they uphold legislation that keeps me a second class citizen. Surely, there should be a tax break for those of us who are robbed of full and equal participation and protection in the life of our nation.
When you are in the final days of your life, what will you want? Will you hug that college degree in the walnut frame? Will you ask to be carried to the garage so you can sit in your car? Will you find comfort in rereading your financial statement? Of course not. What will matter then will be people. If relationships will matter most then, shouldn't they matter most now?
Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world.
I pull the sleeping bag up to his chin and kiss his forehead, not for the audience, but for me. Because I'm so grateful that he's here, not dead by the stream as I'd thought. So glad I don't have to face Cato alone.
Forgivness is letting go of the hope that the past can be changed
Men and women aren't the same. And they won't be the same. That doesn't mean that they can't be treated fairly.
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