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Thy wife is a constellation of virtues; she's the moon, and thou
art the man in the moon.
Thy wife is a constellation of virtues; she's the moon, and thou
art the man in the moon.
In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.
In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the
bread of idleness.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the
bread of idleness.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
What is there in the vale of life
Half so delightful as a wife,
When friendship, love, read more
What is there in the vale of life
Half so delightful as a wife,
When friendship, love, and peace combine
To stamp the marriage-bond divine?
Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.
Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a read more
It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a particular dish for dinner.
Flesh of thy flesh, nor yet bone of thy bone.
Flesh of thy flesh, nor yet bone of thy bone.
