All married women are not wives

All married women are not wives

And while the wicket falls behind
Her steps, I thought if I could find
A wife I read more

And while the wicket falls behind
Her steps, I thought if I could find
A wife I need not blush to show
I've little further now to go.

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.

In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.

In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.

Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first

Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first

She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.

She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them.

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them.

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

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.