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When a girl marries she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one.
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A Bachelor of Arts is one who makes love to a lot of women, and yet has the art to remain a bachelor.
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Never worry for fear you have broken a man's heart; at the worst it is only sprained and a week's rest will put it in perfect working condition again.
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Why does a man take it for granted that a girl who flirts with him wants him to kiss her—when, nine times out of ten, she only wants him to want to kiss her?
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It's easier to hide your light under a bushel than to keep your shady side dark.
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Marriage is the operation by which a woman's vanity and a man's egotism are extracted without an anaesthetic.
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Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man.
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No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.
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When a girl marries, she exchanges the attentions of all the other men of her acquaintance for the inattention of just one.
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Oh yes, there is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast.
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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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When a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment, but his charming manners, that won her heart.
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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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Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.
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Somehow a bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.
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Helen Rowland
Born:
1875
Died:
1950
(aged 75)
Bio:
Helen Rowland was an American journalist and humorist. For many years she wrote a column in the New York World newspaper called Reflections of a Bachelor Girl.
Known for:
The Rubáiyát of a Bachelor (1915)
The Sayings of Mrs. Solomon
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