Wife Quotes

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A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content… — Frank Abagnale
Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that… — Richard Armour
I prefer the word 'homemaker' because 'housewife' always implies that there may be a wife someplace else. — Bella Abzug
Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man's wife, but if it is obvious for some… — Saint Augustine
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. — Jane Austen
Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain. — Jane Austen
Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses. — Francis Bacon
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. — Francis Bacon
In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We're in love with each other beyond belief. — Christian Bale
A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over. — Honore de Balzac
A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely concealed. — Honore de Balzac
I am a quick study - I can memorize a script in an hour - but I can't remember a name three seconds. I've even… — Don Adams
I was married awfully young and I felt trapped. My wife had been divorced and all the time we were married we were out of… — Don Adams
Most African women are taught to endure abusive marriages. They say endurance means a good wife but most women endure abusive relationship because they are… — Joyce Banda
He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot. — Douglas Adams
Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective on gender issues, as it… — Roseanne Barr
Every man who is high up likes to think he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that.… — James M. Barrie
A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing. — Joey Adams
I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom. — John Barrymore
My wife was too beautiful for words, but not for arguments. — John Barrymore

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