“There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is a thing no married man knows anything about.”

“I have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing.”

“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.”

“The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married.”

“A man who marries without knowing Bunbury has a very tedious time of it.”

“The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding. The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married. One should always be in love - that's the reason one should never marry.”

“I love to talk about nothing. It's the only thing I know anything about.”