“Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams
“We study ourselves three weeks, we love each other three months, we squabble three years, we tolerate each other thirty years, and then the children start all over again
“For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice
“There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage