Franklin Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Ben Franklin was a little stout later in life and it was said that in Paris a young woman, tapping him on his protruding…

— Benjamin Franklin

“And so I would ask you if you would do me the honor of becoming my wife?" As he spoke, she saw him glance…

— Megan Frampton

“Elizabeth was happy in her marriage, she really was. It was just that sometimes she thought about all the experiences she’d never gotten to…

— Emma Straub

“And I suspected that I'd do almost anything to spend the rest of my life making this woman happy”

— Anonymous

“Lady Catherine quoting Lizzie Bennet: She had the impudence to reply that, whilst these would be heavy misfortunes, your wife must have such extraordinary…

— Janet Aylmer

She would allow him to comfort her. And perhaps, someday, she would listen patiently if a dark, dreary night found him well in his…

— Tessa Dare

“If you fuck like your eyes do, your wife must be one delighted lady.”

— Poppet

He who would have fine guests, let him have a fine wife.

— Samuel Johnson

“She's like a Philistine on a Sunday, the way she won't take but so many steps a day. Except every day's Sunday around here.”

— Kathryn Stockett

“Men these days expect their wives to be as dazzling as their mistresses.”

— Helen Simonson

“He is struck by her overview of his situation. It is as if she has understood his life. He is taken by an impulse…

— Hilary Mantel

“My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife, "how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one…

— Jane Austen