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Men marry to make an end; women to make a beginning.
ADAlexis Dupuy
Man’s best possession is a sympathetic wife.
HHippothoonOften credited to Euripides
- Men
I’m not upset about my divorce. I’m only upset I’m not a widow.
Roseanne Barrborn 1952
I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They’ve experienced pain and bought jewelry.
Rita Rudnerborn 1953
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
Muhammad Ali1942–2016
I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.
Henny Youngman1906–1998“The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America” (2001)
Whenever you want to marry someone, go have lunch with his ex-wife.
FBFrancis William Bourdillon1852–1921
I know you’ve been married to the same woman for 69 years. That is marvelous. It must be very inexpensive.
Johnny Carson1925–2005
If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam.
Johnny Carson1925–2005
Honeymoon: a short period of doting between dating and debating.
RBRay Bandy
When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)In context
- Men
- Women
An engagement should come on a young girl as a surprise, pleasant or unpleasant, as the case may be. It is hardly a matter that she could be allowed to arrange for herself.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), Act IIn context
The confusion of marriage with morality has done more to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other single error.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Man and Superman (1903), p. 121
- Morality
A man may be a fool and not know it — but not if he is married.
H. L. Mencken1880–1956A Mencken Chrestomathy (1949)
The best way to worship God is to love your wife.
Victor Hugo1802–1885Les Misérables (1862), page 1190, as translated by Charles Wilbour and provided by A.L. Bert Publishers
- God