“The woman cries before the wedding and the man after.”

“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance”

“Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of ”

“It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should refuse an offer of marriage”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment”

“Talk six times with the same single lady and you may get the wedding dress ready”