Helen Rowland
Helen Rowland
Helen Rowlandwas an American journalist and humorist. For many years she wrote a column in the New York World newspaper called Reflections of a Bachelor Girl. Many of her pithy insights from these columns were published in book form, including Reflections of a Bachelor Girl, The Rubáiyát of a Bachelor, and A Guide to Men...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
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One man's folly is often another man's wife.
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A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.
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Call the bald man, ''Boy;'' make the sage thy toy; greet the youth with solemn face; praise the fat man for his grace.
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Before marriage, a man will go home and lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll go to sleep before you finish saying it.
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In olden times, sacrifices were made at the altar, a practice which is still very much practiced.
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The honeymoon is not actually over until we cease to stifle our yawns
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A bachelor has to have inspiration for making love to a woman, a married man needs only an excuse
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Marriage is a bargain, and somebody has to get the worst of the bargain.
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The feminine vanity case is the grave of masculine illusions.
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The honeymoon is not actually over until we cease to stifle our sighs and begin to stifle our yawns.
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Honeymoons are the beginning of wisdom--but the beginning of wisdom is the end of romance.
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Marriage: a souvenir of love.
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Better a lively old epigram than a deadly new one.
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In love, somehow, a man's heart is always either exceeding the speed limit, or getting parked in the wrong place.