Catherine-of-aragon Quote by Hilary Mantel

“I know nothing of being a wife, but I have learned much about the running and maintenance of an estate. It may be that…

— Denise Domning

“A faithful servant is more diligent in keeping your goods safe than is your own wife, because she will claim a half part of…

— Geoffrey Chaucer

“It is written that a wife shall be submissive to her husband. It is nowhere written that his mistress should be.”

— Johann Sigurjonsson

“One is bound to one's wife, but has a bond to one's mistress.”

— Peter Prange

“Bride had become the centre of his world. He was nothing without her. If he had to obey her every word for the rest…

— Gena Showalter

“Obviously, a wife must obey her husband in all important matters. If he continues believing his admonitions are his own ideas, so much the…

— Elisa Braden

“She replied that it was precisely men well versed in religion who beat their wives. The precepts of religion permitted such punishment. A virtuous…

— Nawal El Saadawi

“I take her as God made her, and as men Must fail to unmake her, for my honoured wife.”

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“Any man mortal or god, knows there is no handling a wife. Women handle themselves and intelligent men get out of the way.”

— Colleen Houck

“Nothing would be the same for any woman in this country again. From this time onward no wife, however obedient, however loving, would be…

— Philippa Gregory

“...remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of…

— Abigail Adams

“The fierceness of man rules the fates of women.”

— Elder Edda