The art of taking a wife

by Paolo Mantegazza

CHAPTER VI.

HARMONY OF THOUGHTS.

Ought we to marry a silly, an intelligent, or a literary woman?

If this question were to be answered by public vote we should probably have the following ratio:

For the silly woman, 10 votes.

For the literary woman, 0 vote.

For the intelligent woman (that is, of normal ability), 90 votes.

In this century, in which the voice of the majority takes the place of right and reason, the problem would be solved by that meeting of which I have guaranteed the result.

In all cases, however, this verdict ought to be preceded by many and varied comments if it is to be converted into practical counsels to those about to take a wife.