“Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer”

“The woman is uniformly sacrificed to the wife and mother”

“The only good husbands stay bachelors: They're too considerate to get married”

“The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only hope that keeps up a wife's spirits”

“Accident counts for much in companionship as in marriage”

“Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake”