Certain Quote by H. L. Mencken

Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence she finds it almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening…

— H. L. Mencken

WIFE, A woman who can be labelled intelligent when she sees through her husband -- she's understanding when she sees him through;

— Nikhil Saluja

A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.

— Honore de Balzac

HUSBAND, SMART, A man who is on listening terms with his wife

— Nikhil Saluja

A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it.

— Israel Zangwill

Cleverness is a quality a man likes to have in his wife as long as she is some distance away from him. Up close,…

— Margaret Atwood

You want a wife who is intelligent, but not too intelligent.

— Richard M. Nixon

It's a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her.

— Bette Davis

Seriously, I do not think that a marriage can be successful in which either the husband or the wife is far more intelligent than…

— Fred MacMurray

When a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment,…

— Helen Rowland

The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn't say.

— Alfred Hitchcock

Some ladies who play hard to get will eventually pray hard to get a husband.

— Anonymous