250 Quotes by Helen Rowland

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her

A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.

A man's ""ideal woman"" is usually the one whom he passes with a worshipful bow-when he is on his way to call on the other kind

A bachelor has to have inspiration for making love to a woman, a married man needs only an excuse

The feminine vanity case is the grave of masculine illusions.

In olden times, sacrifices were made at the altar, a practice which is still very much practiced.

Call the bald man, ''Boy;'' make the sage thy toy; greet the youth with solemn face; praise the fat man for his grace.

Before marriage, a man will lay down his life for you; after marriage he won't even lay down his newspaper.

Before marriage, a man will go home and lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll go to sleep before you finish saying it.