Every woman should marry and no man. Happy and thrice happy are they who enjoy an uninterrupted union, and whose love, unbroken by any complaints shall not dissolve until the last day. The fundamental trouble with marriage is that it shakes a man's confidence in himself, and so greatly diminishes his general competence and effectiveness. His habit of mind becomes that of a commander who has lost a decisive and calamitous battle. He never quite trusts himself thereafter.
Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.
When a man marries again it is because he adorned his first wife. It's as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive. 1999 - 2001 Absolute Figures . All rights reserved.