It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's to keep unmarried as long as he can.

No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married.

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will be happy; if a bad one, you will become philosophical, which is a fine thing in itself.

I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.

Call no man unhappy until he is married.

As for his secret to staying married: "My wife tells me that if I ever decide to leave, she is coming with me."