"By the English common law, her husband was her lord and master. He had the custody of her person, and of her minor children. He could 'punish her with astick no bigger than his thumb,' and she could not complain against him."

-- Harriet Hanson Robinson

#Children Quotes #Husband Quotes #Women Quotes

“A young man fills out an application for a job and does well until he gets to the last question, "Who Should we notify in case of an accident?" He mulls it over and then writes, "Anybody in sight!"”
“Researchers warn us against walking out on married life without a dang good reason.”
“The more you kick something that's dead, the worse it smells.”
“The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.”

Source : Charles Buxton, John Llewelyn Davies (1883). “Notes of Thought”
“A lot of people simply don't realize their potential because they're just so risk adverse. They just don't want to take the risk.”
“[The lover says:] How beautiful you are, now that you love me.”
“I don't have many friends; I'm very much a loner. As a child I was very isolated, and I've never been really close to anyone.”
“My favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like 'Dr. No' and 'From Russia with Love.'”

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