Never take a wife till thou hast a house and a fire to put her in.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Wives Quotes

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Never praise your Cider, Horse, or Bedfellow

Never praise your Cider, Horse, or Bedfellow

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be...

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be...

Nothing but Money,Is sweeter than Honey.

Nothing but Money,Is sweeter than Honey.

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wife; and at forty,...

At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wife; and at forty,...

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays...

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays...

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

A word to the wise is enough

A word to the wise is enough

Kindness is more important than wisdom,and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom

Kindness is more important than wisdom,and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom

There is a wisdom of the head, and... a wisdom of the heart.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... a wisdom of the heart.