A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future, but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
A man whose business it is to cook for all comers can have no political opinions.
A man ought not to marry without having studied anatomy, and dissected at least one woman.
A man must not flatter himself that he knows his wife, and is making her happy unless he sees her often at his knees.
A man may be put to death by a thought.
A lover teaches a wife all that her husband has concealed from her.
A lover speaks of nothing to a woman but that which exalts her; while a husband, although he may be a loving one, can never refrain from giving advice which always has the appearance of reprimand.
A lover has all the good points and all the bad points which are lacking in a husband.
A lover always starts from his mistress to himself; with a husband the contrary is the case.
A long future requires a long past.
A husband will be best avenged by his wife’s lover.
A husband who submits to his wife’s yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman’s influence ought to be entirely concealed.