“On rare occasions one does hear of a miraculous case of a married couple falling in love after marriage, but on close examination it will be found that it is a mere adjustment to the inevitable.” InspirationalDoeFunnyFallFoundMarriageCasesCoupleMarriedMereFalling In LoveWittyOccasionsInevitableMiraculousExaminationAdjustmentMarried CouplesRare Occasion Book:Anarchism and Other Essays Source: Anarchism and Other Essays
“A woman is not a whole woman without the experience of marriage. In the case of a bad marriage, you win if you lose. Of the two alternatives - bad marriage or none - I believe bad marriage would be better. It is a bitter experience and a high price to pay for fulfillment, but it is the better alternative.” IfsBelieveTwoWholeWould BeWinningI BelieveLosesPayMarriageCasesBitterAlternativesFulfillmentHigh PricesBad MarriageBitter Experience Author:Fannie Hurst
“Cinderella and the prince lived, they say, happily ever after, like two dolls in a museum case never bothered by diapers or dust, never arguing over the timing of an egg, never telling the same story twice.” TwoStoriesHappinessMarriageCasesArguingDustEggsMuseumsTimingBotheredDollsHappily Ever AfterEver AfterDiapers Book:Transformations Source: Transformations
“I often used to think myself in the case of the fox-hunter, who, when he had toiled and sweated all day in the chase as if some unheard-of blessing was to crown his success, finds at last all he has got by his labor is a stinking nauseous animal. But my condition was yet worse than his; for he leaves the loathsome wretch to be torn by his hounds, whilst I was obliged to fondle mine, and meanly pretend him to be the object of my love.” IfsThinkingLastsUsedAnimalMarriageCasesConditionsObjectsMinesBlessingLaborHuntingCrownsFoxesTornHuntersObligedDisillusionmentUnheardHounds Author:Sarah Fielding
“... business training in early life should not be regarded solely as insurance against destitution in the case of an emergency. For from business experience women can gain, too, knowledge of the world and of human beings, which should be of immeasurable value to their marriage careers. Self-discipline, co-operation, adaptability, efficiency, economic management,--if she learns these in her business life she is liable for many less heartbreaks and disappointments in her married life.” IfsWorldShouldHumansSelfValuesHuman BeingsBusinessMarriageCareersCasesEconomicDisciplineMarriedTrainingGainsManagementDisappointmentOperationsEfficiencySelf DisciplineEmergenciesLiableAdaptabilityMarried LifeKnowledge Of The WorldBusiness LifeEarly Life Author:Hortense Odlum
“I fancy that England is not the only place where married folks disagree, and where there are bad husbands. If one does not care to meet with such cases, one must quit this world. Those wishing to enter the marriage state had better not come to me for advice, for I disapprove of it altogether.” IfsWorldDoeStatesCareWishMarriageCasesAdviceThis WorldHusbandMarriedEnglandFolksQuittingFancyDisagreeBad Husband Author:Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans
“Lady Lytton rules her husband, but that I suppose is always the case where marriages are what is called 'happy'.” MarriageCasesHusband Author:Benjamin Disraeli
“A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.” MenWantShouldHandsMarriageCasesMarry MePretty Woman Author:Sacha Guitry