I
wonder, among all the tangles of this mortal
coil, which one contains tighter knots to undo,
and consequently suggests more tugging, and
pain, and diversified elements of misery, than
the marriage tie.
-- Edith Wharton
1862-1937,
American Author
Long engagements give people the opportunity of
finding out each other's character before
marriage, which is never advisable.
-- Oscar Wilde
1856-1900,
British Author, Wit
When a woman marries again it is because she
detested her first husband. When a man marries
again it is because he adored his first wife.
Women try their luck; men risk theirs.
-- Oscar Wilde
1856-1900,
British Author, Wit
Twenty years of romance make a woman look like a
ruin, but twenty years of marriage make her
something like a public building.
-- Oscar Wilde
1856-1900,
British Author, Wit
