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It takes one woman twenty years to make a man of her son—and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him.

— Helen Rowland A Guide to Men (1922)

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When a girl marries, she exchanges the attentions of all the other men of her acquaintance for the inattention of just one.

What a man calls his "conscience" is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love.

A Guide to Men (1922)

Oh yes, there is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast.

A Guide to Men (1922)

A Bachelor of Arts is one who makes love to a lot of women, and yet has the art to remain a bachelor.

A Guide to Men (1922)

Why does a man take it for granted that a girl who flirts with him wants him to kiss her—when, nine times out of ten, she only wants him to want to kiss her?

A Guide to Men (1922)

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