Never believe that justice is all you owe your husband; what every man needs, from the woman who loves him, is faith, hope and charity—and above all, mercy.
Even a coquette can be loyal to one man—until she prefers another; but a man's heart is like a ferry-boat—always going backward and forward, and never staying "docked."
Soft, sweet things with a lot of fancy dressing—that is what a little boy loves to eat and a grown man prefers to marry.
SECOND INTERLUDE
TO find your mate—that is luck; to know him when you find him—that is inspiration; to win him when you know him—that is art; and to keep him when you've won him—that is a miracle.
A woman wastes more time in dreaming over a past flirtation than it would take a man to start a half dozen new ones.
Flattery affects a man like any other sort of "dope." It stimulates and exhilarates him for the moment, but usually ends by going to his head and making him act foolish.