The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained
to do most things.
–Jilly Cooper, 2006
The only thing worse than a man you can’t control is a man you can.
—Margo Kaufman, 1999
Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible.
—Margaret Mead, 1958
Being a husband is a whole-time job. This is why so many husbands fail. They cannot give
their entire attention to it.
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—Arnold Bennett, 1918
Women should be praised, whether truly or falsely.
—German proverb
What a woman wills, God wills.
—European proverb
Be to her virtues very kind.
Be to her faults a little blind.
—Matthew Prior, 1707
Marriage is give and take. You’d better give it to her or she’ll take it anyway.
—Joey Adams, 1957
***
The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
—Walter Bagehot, 1876
Beware the fury of a patient man.
—John Dryden, 1681
A husband is like a fire, he goes out when unattended.
—Evan Esar, 1943
Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.
—Jackie Mason, 2002
A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty
mistakes she’s a tramp.
—Joan Rivers, 2001
There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife.
—Clare Booth Luce, 1936
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The reader may like to relate this wisdom to Ivan Pavlov’s maxim (circa 1936): “Science
demands of a man all his life”.
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to do most things.
–Jilly Cooper, 2006
The only thing worse than a man you can’t control is a man you can.
—Margo Kaufman, 1999
Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible.
—Margaret Mead, 1958
Being a husband is a whole-time job. This is why so many husbands fail. They cannot give
their entire attention to it.
9
—Arnold Bennett, 1918
Women should be praised, whether truly or falsely.
—German proverb
What a woman wills, God wills.
—European proverb
Be to her virtues very kind.
Be to her faults a little blind.
—Matthew Prior, 1707
Marriage is give and take. You’d better give it to her or she’ll take it anyway.
—Joey Adams, 1957
***
The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
—Walter Bagehot, 1876
Beware the fury of a patient man.
—John Dryden, 1681
A husband is like a fire, he goes out when unattended.
—Evan Esar, 1943
Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.
—Jackie Mason, 2002
A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty
mistakes she’s a tramp.
—Joan Rivers, 2001
There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife.
—Clare Booth Luce, 1936
9
The reader may like to relate this wisdom to Ivan Pavlov’s maxim (circa 1936): “Science
demands of a man all his life”.
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