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Women must have their wills while they live, because they make none when they die. Proverb
The mother-in-law remembers not that she was a daughter-in-law. Proverb
Marry in haste and repent at leisure. Proverb
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; F. Bacon, 1st Baron Verulam, Essays. 8. Of Marriage and Single Life
Belladonna, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Belladonna
Berenice's Hair, n. A constellation (Coma Berenices) named in honor of one who sacrificed her hair to save her husband.Her locks an ancient lady gave Her loving husband's life to save; And men - they honored so the dame - Upon some stars bestowed her name. But to our modern married fair. Who'd give their lords to save their hair. No stellar recognition's given. There are not stars enough in heaven. G. J.Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Berenice's Hair
Bride, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Bride
Father, n. A quarter-master and commissary of subsistence provided by nature for our maintenance in the period before we have learned to live by prey. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Father
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Foundling, n. A child that has disembarrassed itself of parents unsuitable to its condition and prospects. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Foundling
Hardware, n. Women's consciences. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Hardware
Lap, n. One of the most important organs of the female system - an admirable provision of nature for the repose of infancy, but chiefly useful in rural festivities to support plates of cold chicken and heads of adult males. The male of our species has a rudimentary lap, imperfectly developed and in no way contributing to the animal's substantial welfare. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Lap
Maiden, n. A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and views that madden to crime. The genus has a wide geographical distribution, being found wherever sought and deplored wherever found. The maiden is not altogether unpleasing to the eye, nor (without her piano and her views) insupportable to the ear, though in respect to comeliness distinctly inferior to the rainbow, and, with regard to the part of her that is audible, beaten out of the field by the canary - which, also, is more portable. [...] Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Maiden
Male, n. A member of the unconsidered, or negligible sex. The male of the human race is commonly known (to the female) as Mere Man. The genus has two varieties: good providers and bad providers. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Male
Mouth, n. In man, the gateway to the soul; in woman, the outlet of the heart. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Mouth
Polygamy, n. Too much of a good thing. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Polygamy
Postscript, n. The only portion of a lady's letter which you need read, if you are in a hurry. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Postscript
Presentiment, n. A foreboding that something is going to happen, when you come home at 3 A.M. and see a light in your wife's room. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Presentiment
Relations, n. pl. People that you call on, or that call on you, according to whether they are rich or poor. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Relations
Wedding, n. A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Wedding
Witch, n. (1) An ugly and repulsive old woman, in a wicked league with the devil. (2) A beautiful and attractive young woman, in wickedness a league beyond the devil. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Witch
Woman, n.An animal usually living in the vicinity of Man, and having a rudimentary susceptibility to domestication. [...] The popular name (wolfman) is incorrect, for the creature is of the cat kind. The woman is lithe and graceful in its movements, especially the American variety (Felis pugnans), is omnivorous and can be taught not to talk. Balthasar Pober
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Woman
Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both. S. Butler (Attributed)
Wen you're a married man, Samivel, you'll understand a good many things as you don't understand now; but vether it's worth goin' through so much, to learn so little, as the charity-boy said ven he got to the end of the alphabet, is a matter o' taste. C. Dickens, Pickwick Papers, Ch. 27
A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. R. A. Knox, Definition of a Baby
I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man. G. Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Ch. 1
A woman is a foreign land, Of which, though there he settle young, A man will ne'er quite understand The customs, politics, and tongue.C. K. D. Patmore, The Angel in the House, Book 2, 9
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children. W. Penn, Reflexions and Maxims, Part 1, 85
The soul of the apartment is the carpet. E. A. Poe, The Philosophy of Furniture
It takes two to make a marriage a success and only one a failure. H. L. Samuel, 1st Viscount, A Book of Quotations
Frailty, thy name is woman!W. Shakespeare, Hamlet, 1, 2, 146
Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.W. Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, 1, 5, 18
I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so.W. Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1, 2, 23
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For men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, But women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell.A. Tennyson, 1st Baron, Idylls of the King, Merlin and Vivien, 812
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