Wife Quotes

An ideal wife is any wife who has an ideal husband

Booth Tarkington

A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his ill-humor.

Charles Reade

One should choose a wife with the ears, rather than with the eyes.

French Proverb

A man's wife has more power over him than the state has.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A faithful and loving wife is the jewel of a marriage.

Lamar Cole

All other goods by fortune's hand are given: A wife is the peculiar gift of Heaven.

Alexander Pope

Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and old men's nurses.

Sir Francis Bacon

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

Groucho Marx

When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife.

Prince Philip

A man's mother is his misfortune, but his wife is his fault.

Walter Bagehot

Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.

Kin Hubbard

Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; / I am your friend, but never your possession.

Vera Mary Brittain

If only one tooth aches, rejoice that not all of them ache.... If your wife betrays you, be glad that she betrayed only you and not the nation.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of property which has suffered some damage.

Kate Chopin

My ministers are pro-German, my wife is pro-Italian, my people are pro-Russian I am the only neutral in the country.

Boris III