Marriage Quote by Samuel Richardson

“Men these days expect their wives to be as dazzling as their mistresses.” That's shocking," said the Major. "How on earth will they tell…

— Helen Simonson

“A wife is meant to be cherished and to be treated with a gentle hand, while a mistress is a convenient cunt to rut…

— Sylvia Day

It is the personality of the mistress that the home expresses. Men are forever guests in our homes, no matter how much happiness they…

— Elsie de Wolfe

When a man takes a mistress, he doesn't turn around and divorce his wife.

— Arthur Golden

“Our culture may be highly sexualised, promiscuous and pornographic, but men and women will go to extraordinary lengths to hide their sexual activity. They…

— Kate Figes

Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats.

— Anonymous

Don't say 'wife.' I'm your mistress. Wife's such an ugly word. Your 'permanent mistress' is so much more tangible and desirable… .

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

One wife is too much for most husbands to bear, But two at a time there's no mortal can bear.

— John Gay

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

— Helen Simonson

Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly,…

— William Wycherley

Every wife is a 'Mistress' of her Husband. 'Miss' for one year and 'Stress' for rest of the life.

— Thegr81

We have mistresses for pleasure, concubines to care for our daily bodys needs and wives to bear us legitimate children and to be faithful…

— Demosthenes