Quotes About Marriage

Do you have a husband concealed about you?

Miss Darracott, an intelligent girl, now perceived that in harboring for as much as an instant the notion of marrying a man who fell so lamentably short of the ideal lover she was an irreclaimable ninnyhammer. Ideal lovers might differ in certain respects, but in whatever mold they were cast, not one of them was so unhandsome as to make it extremely difficult for one not to giggle at their utterances. This hopelessly overgrown and unromantic idiot must be given a firm set-down.

Yet, after all, Jenny thought she had been granted more than she hoped for when she married him. He did love her: differently, but perhaps more enduringly; and he had grown to depend on her. She thought that they would have many years of quiet content: never reaching the heights, but living together in comfort and deepening friendship.

Tell me,is my grey hall an insuperable bar to matrimony?

He would not object, he said, to accepting a post as a librarian. But as Cecilia was unable to imagine that her father or her brother would feel any marked degree of satisfaction in giving her in marriage to a librarian, this very handsome concession on Mr Fawnhope's part merely added to her despondency.

Lord, if we were all to marry our first loves what a plague of ill-assorted marriages there would be!

There is always a thought of marriage between a single female and a personable gentleman, if not in his mind, quite certainly in hers.

I knew you'd make a champion wife, love!' 'On the contrary! My husband will live under the cat's foot.' 'I'm very partial to cats,' offered the Major hopefully.

Yes, and that puts me in mind of another thing I have to say to you! Why the devil don't you take better care of Nell? Did you get her out of a silly scrape? No, you didn't! I did! All you did was put it into her head you thought she had only married you for your fortune, when anyone but a gudgeon must have known she's too big a pea-goose to have enough sense to do anything of the kind!

Y'know, dear old boy- not my business- but she don't mean an ounce of harm! Only saying to George last night; dear little soul! Not up to snuff at all!' 'No, my God!' agreed the Viscount feelingly. 'Tell you what, Sherry: if I had a wife, which I'm deuced glad I haven't, I'd rather have one like your Kitten than all the Incomparables put together.' 'You would?' said Sherry, staring at him. 'I would,' said Mr. Ringwood firmly.

You must never marry. Don't, I do earnestly beg of you, allow yourself to be taken in by any lure thrown out to you! You cannot hope to find a lady who will like you better than you like yourself.

Good God, the fellow's a dead bore!' 'He is, of course, but there's no saying he wouldn't be a good husband, for he is very kind, and honourable and -- and respectable, which I believe are excellent qualities in a husband.' 'No doubt! But not in *your* husband!

It is a long time now since I have been able to look at you without thinking how very beautiful you are,' said Sir Tristram simply. 'Oh!' said Miss Thane, blushing, 'you forget yourself! Do pray, recollect that you do not look for romance in marriage! Remember your previous disillusionment! This will never do!

You know, Fanny, the melancholy truth is that one's first love very rarely bears the least resemblance to one's last, and most enduring love. He is the man one marries, and with whom one lives happily ever after!

I don't know what I mean! Spoke without thinking! Often do! Runs in the family: uncle of mine was just the same. Found himself married to a female with a squint all through speaking without thinking.''Oh, to hell with your uncle!' Martin said angrily. 'No use saying that, dear boy. The old gentleman took a pious turn years back. Won't go to hell – not a chance of it! Aunt might – never met such a queer-tempered woman in my life!

It seemed to Kitty a pity that her new friend's mind was set so irrevocably upon marriage, but her suggestion that Olivia might seek an eligible situation as a governess met with no favour at all. Olivia stared at her with dismay in her big eyes, and unequivocally stated her preference for death.

_ ¿Y si me caso con vos, mi señor? ¿Me dejareis seguir mi camino? ¿No vendréis a mi lado si yo no lo deseo? ¿ No os enfadaréis conmigo ni seréis mi tiran o?Te lo juro _ dijo él. Ella se le acercó con la mirada llena de ternura maliciosa _ ¡Oh, mi amor, te conozco mejor de lo que te conoces a ti mismo!

But the very qualities which had fascinated Denville in the girl offended him in the wife..

There is no excuse for me. If I had not been crazy with jealousy I should never have said what I did to you. I love you!' 'No doubt I should be flattered, but as I can scarcely conceive of a worse fate than to be married to you, this declaration fills me with repugnance!

When I think of all the pretty and lovely girls who have done their best to attach him, and he tells me that he has offered for an insipid female who has neither fortune nor any extraordinary degree of beauty, besides being stupidly shy and dowdy, I – oh, I could go into strong hysterics!

Let me tell you, Mr Grantham, that there would have been more hope of winning my consent to your suit if you had come here to quarrel with me!' said Ravenscar cuttingly. 'When my sister marries it will be to someone with more spirit in him! Why, you comtemtible little worm, if you had a spark of pride or courage you would be calling me out, not offering to set me free! Your sister is worth a dozen of you! And she's a Jade!

means that Charis won't be a penniless bride.' 'Ah!

There is little likelihood of gaining my consent to your marriage with anyone whom I can at the moment call to mind.' 'Except,' said Miss Taverner through her teeth, 'yourself!' 'Except, of course, myself,' he agreed suavely. 'And do you suppose, Lord Worth, that there is any great likelihood of my marrying you?' inquired Judith in a sleek, deceptive voice. He raised his brows. 'Until I ask you to marry me, Miss Taverner, not the least likelihood,' he replied gently.

doors opened, and Mr Beaumaris handed his bride tenderly up into the luxurious vehicle. So little time had she been kept waiting in the road that she did not even look to see whether