“To mind being disliked by a woman you don’t desire and are not married to is yet another serious failure of common sense.”
“Marrying a woman for her beauty makes no more sense than eating a bird for its singing. But it's a common mistake nonetheless.”
“They also accused her of being sardonic, and although there was uncertainty about the meaning of the word, they knew it was not a desirable quality in a woman, being one which gentlemen particularly disliked.”
“People don’t dislike change, they dislike being changed.”
“You should not play around with a married young woman: the slander could be serious”
“In a way, “failure” is just another word for “the journey,” for not being there yet but on the way. It’s the road we walk on to get wherever it is we’re trying to go.”