Despair Quote by William Shakespeare

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

— Benjamin Franklin

It is a shame to keep so many wives

— Pradeepkumardevi

If I were obliged to marry all those with whom I have jested, I should have at least two hundred wives.

— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Most men need their wives to need them, and I've seen that lead to their downfall

— Laird Hamilton

I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.

— John Barrymore

“You think you are the greatest sufferer in the world? Do you know that men are sometimes banished for life? Do you know that…

— Chinua Achebe

Five or six hundred [aristocratic] heads lopped off would have assured you repose and happiness; a false humanity has restrained your arm and suspended…

— Jean-Paul Marat

The others were only my wives. But you, my dear, will be my widow.

— Sacha Guitry

Explain to me why it is more noble to kill ten thousand men in battle than a dozen at dinner.

— Anonymous

Wives invariably flourish when deserted; ... it is the deserting male, the reckless idealist rushing about the world seeking a non-existent felicity, who often…

— William McFee

It is a maxim that man and wife should never have it in their power to hang one another.

— George Farquhar

Five wives can't all be wrong.

— Anonymous