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She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.
She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.
An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.
An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his 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.
Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is not a wife
There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is not a wife
My fond affection thou hast seen,
Then judge of my regret
To think more happy thou hadst read more
My fond affection thou hast seen,
Then judge of my regret
To think more happy thou hadst been
If we had never met!
And has that thought been shared by thee?
Ah, no! that smiling cheek
Proves more unchanging love for me
Than labor'd words could speak.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions
of a wife are a continual dropping.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions
of a wife are a continual dropping.
