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A gentleman should not talk to a lady with his hands in his pockets-unless she's his wife, in which case it's unavoidable.

— Lennie Lower

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As the old adage says, "There is many a true word spoken in chess."

All his life he had desired to have a little place to himself: now he's got it.

The careful hostess will see that the jam is tastefully displayed. A little crepe paper around the tins will easily fix this.

Blood is thicker than water. But then, so is soup.

Australia is now a nation. We are entitled to call ourselves a nation because we owe several billion pounds abroad and are among the highest taxed people in the world.

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The confusion of marriage with morality has done more to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other single error.

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Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.

Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance (1893)

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

Samuel Johnson

The best way to worship God is to love your wife.

Victor Hugo Les Misérables (1862)

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