"Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier."
― H. L. Mencken
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Marriage
― H. L. Mencken
More From H. L. Mencken
- "Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible for those who have had any experience with them."
- "In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican."
- "Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself."
More In Marriage
- "A good businessman never makes a contract unless he’s sure he can carry it through, yet every fool on earth is perfectly willing to sign a marriage contract without considering whether he can live up to it or not."― Dalton Trumbo
- "Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive."― Antisthenes
- "There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is a thing no married man knows anything about."― Oscar Wilde