First place Quote by Emma Wildes

“Rakes make good husbands. Especially when they fall in love.”

— Jess Michaels

Reformed rakes often make the best husbands

— Judith McNaught

That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband.

— Samuel Richardson

“Men, some to business take, some to pleasure take; but every woman is at heart a rake”

— Alexander Pope

If women would make themselves appear as elegant to an Husband, as they were desirous to appear to him while a Lover, the Rake,…

— Samuel Richardson

“So, no rake for her. She would like a gentle introduction, not a dunk in a cold pond. He would need to be a…

— Megan Bryce

To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best…

— Samuel Richardson

That drew a mocking laugh from Lillian. “Really, someone should tell St. Vincent that he’s a living cliché. He has become the embodiment of…

— Lisa Kleypas

“i will always remember what my life might have been like if i had married a man who loved me with undying passion. perhaps…

— Julianne MacLean

“I think: I would like to take N back to a story right now, like a rake. I would say, "Oh, this rake is…

— Suzanne Finnamore

“A marriage was like a delicate flower. It wasn’t enough to just plant it – you had to do something every day to nourish…

— Onyih Odunze

“The women seemed more industrious than the men, for they were housekeepers; and the noise of the Indian housewife patting her tortillas in preparation…

— Helen Josephine Sanborn