Benjamin Franklin Quotes about Wife
You can not pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns.
Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.41, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.41, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, Nayika Publishing
Benjamin Franklin, E. Sargent (1855). “The select works of Benjamin Franklin”, p.406
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.22, Nayika Publishing
I know not which lives more unnatural lives, obeying husbands, or commanding wives.
Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.19, Barnes & Noble Publishing
You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?
Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.39, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.20, Nayika Publishing
Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.10, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
The good or ill hap of a good or ill life, is the good or ill choice of a good or ill wife.
Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.129, Barnes & Noble Publishing
Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.
Benjamin Franklin (1987). “Poor Richard's Almanack: Being the Choicest Morsels of Wisdom, Written During the Years of the Almanack's Publication”, p.33, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
