Accidents will occur in the best regulated families; and in families not regulated by that pervading influence which sanctifies while it enhances the-a-I would say, in short, by the influence of Woman, in the lofty character of Wife, they may be expected with confidence, and must be borne with philosophy.

He is quite a good fellow - nobody's enemy but his own.

Let sleeping dogs lie - who wants to rouse 'em?

'Never,' said my aunt, 'be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.'

The most important thing about marriage is that the man must not let the woman feel downtrodden simply because she is a woman and he is a man.

A man in the house is worth two in the street.

I think the best thing I can do is to be a distraction. A husband lives and breathes his work all day long. If he comes home to more table thumping, how can th…