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After marriage, a woman's sight becomes so keen that she can see right through her husband without looking at him, and a man's so dull that he can look right through his wife without seeing her.

Helen Rowland
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What a man calls his "conscience" is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love.
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It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying; it's separating himself from all the others.
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A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting.
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A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it.
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It is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped guessing.
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A man is like a cat; chase him and he will run - sit still and ignore him and he'll come purring at your feet.
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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.
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You will never win if you never begin.
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And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.
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Some women can be fooled all of the time, and all women can be fooled some of the time, but the same woman can't be fooled by the same man in the same way more than half of the time.
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