"I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness."
― Queen Victoria
Topic(s):
Happiness
More From Queen Victoria
- "Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves."
- "When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl – and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to – which you can’t deny is the penalty of marriage."
- "A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one."