I would rather not be engaged. When people are engaged, they begin to think of being married soon, and I should like everything to go on for a long while just as it is.

People should be _very_ careful when choosing the future fathers and mothers of their children. For that reason alone, it is extremely mean to demand a marriage certificate for life, just for one night of embracement.

If women were particular about men’s characters, they would never get married at all.

Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.

Better to separate than never to marry.

When I was a young man I vowed never to marry until I found the ideal woman. Well, I found her but, alas, she was waiting for the ideal man.

No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.

Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be loved after endless deliberations and on the basis of particular qualities or advantages.

Marriage as a long conversation. - When marrying you should ask yourself this question: do you believe you are going to enjoy talking with this woman into your old age? Everything else in a marriage is transitory, but most of the time that you're together will be devoted to conversation.

Love is giving, marriage is buying and selling. You can't put love into a contract.

I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married

One ought to examine himself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.

Never marry but for love; but see that thou lovest what is lovely.

You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them.