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1813·Hampshire, England
Oscar Wilde·1890Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed.
Epicurus·-280 ADIf you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more money; rather, reduce his desires.
Chanakya·-300 ADHe who loses his money is forsaken by his friends, his wife, his servants, and his relations; yet when he regains his riches those who have forsaken him come back to him. Hence wealth is certainly the best of relations.
...why did we wait for any thing? — why not seize the pleasure at once? — How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
Ah! there is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.
