“With women, the great business of life is love; and they generally make a mistake in it. They consult neither the heart nor the head, but are led away by mere humour and fancy. If instead of a companion for life, they had to choose a partner in a country-dance or to trifle away an hour with, their mode of calculation would be right. They tie their true-lover's knot with idle, thoughtless haste, while the institutions of society render it indissoluble.” IfsHeartCountryWould BeLife IsWomenHoursMistakeHumourLoversInstitutionsMerePartnersTiesFancyCompanionIdleCalculationsTriflesHasteKnotsGreat BusinessTrue Lovers Book:Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt]. Source: Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].
“Apre' s le rare bonheur de trouver une compagne qui nous soit bien assortie, l'e tat le moins malheureux de la vie est sans doute de vivre seul. After the rare happiness of finding a companion with whom we are well matched, the least unpleasant state of life is without doubt to live alone.” WellsStatesLife IsDoubtFindingsCompanionMatched Author:Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
“When I was a missionary in London fifty years ago, my companion and I would shake hands in the morning and say to one another, 'Life is good'. Life in the service of the Lord is good. It is beautiful. It is rewarding.” YearsHandsBeautifulLife IsLordMorningYears AgoLondonFiftyShakesCompanionGood LifeMissionaryAnother LifeLife Is Good Author:Gordon B. Hinckley