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Love is a matter of give and take -- marriage, a matter of misgive and mistake.

Helen Rowland

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
Marriage
Mistake
Give
Matter
Take
Giving
Love

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A man seldom thinks of marrying when he meets his ideal woman he waits until he gets the marrying fever and then idealizes the first woman he happens to meet.
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A good woman inspires a man, a brilliant woman interests him, a beautiful woman fascinates him, but a sympathetic woman gets him.
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A man never knows how to say goodbye a woman never knows when to say it.
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Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.
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In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still continued.
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Marriage is the only thing that affords a woman the pleasure of company and the perfect sensation of solitude at the same time.
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A woman flees from temptation, but a man just crawls away from it in the cheerful hope that it may overtake him.
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To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
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