Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.

An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.

Good wives and good plantations are made by good husbands

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little

Some of my patients bought it for their wives and I have even received repeat orders from these husbands. A patient told me that his wife was wonderfully surprised by the effect.

Elinor agreed with it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.