Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Helen Rowland Journalist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jan 1, 1875
  • Died: Jan 1, 1950

Helen Rowland (1875 - 1950) was an American journalist and humorist.

She is often confused with Helen May Rowland, a singer-actress who had a brief radio and recording career in the early 1930s.

Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty. marriage

In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still continued. marriage

Home is any four walls that enclose the right person. home

It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying it's separating himself from all the others. marriage

Nowadays love is a matter of chance, matrimony a matter of money and divorce a matter of course. money

Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense. imagination & love

Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds. jealousy

Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near. trust

One man's folly is another man's wife. funny

There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age. age

Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself. art

A Bachelor of Arts is one who makes love to a lot of women, and yet has the art to remain a bachelor. art & women

When you see what some women marry, you realize how they must hate to work for a living. women

Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it. marriage

A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever. beauty

Love, like a chicken salad or restaurant hash, must be taken with blind faith or it loses its flavor. faith & love

A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting. marriage & wedding

A fool and her money are soon courted. money

Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man. art

Somehow a bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever. beauty

Love, the quest marriage, the conquest divorce, the inquest. marriage

A husband is what is left of a lover, after the nerve has been extracted. marriage

Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her. wedding