A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his ill-humor.

Quote by Charles Reade

Topics: Humor Quotes, Longevity Quotes

Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do...

Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do...

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

Not a day passes over the earth but men and women of no note do...

Not a day passes over the earth but men and women of no note do...

A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's...

A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's...

Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a...

Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a...

Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a...

Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a...

Make 'em laugh; make 'em cry; make 'em wait.

Make 'em laugh; make 'em cry; make 'em wait.

The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we...

The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we...

Judicious absence is a weapon.

Judicious absence is a weapon.