Subject: Marriage » Wives

An extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife.

(1881 – 1960) American columnist

Bigamist: A man who marries a beautiful girl and a good cook.

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

Thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife unless she's a beauty.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

In my house I’m the boss, my wife is just the decision maker.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

She admitted to me recently that when she first met me, she didn't really like me very much; but luckily for me, she really wanted to stay in this country.

comedian

A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.

(1821 – 1867) French poet, essayist & art critic

I don’t think my wife likes me very much, when I had a heart attack she wrote for an ambulance.

(1926 – 2012) Irish comedian & actor

Whenever you want to marry someone, go have lunch with his ex-wife.

(1920 – 2006) American actress

The other day my wife asked me to take her someplace real expensive to eat, so I took her to the airport.

stand-up comedian

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

When she was pregnant, she would get these cravings in the middle of the night… for other men.

comedian

You might be a redneck if… you think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife drunk.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

I never meant to marry my second wife; I only meant to rob her.

(1954 – ) American comedian, writer & musician

In life, it's not who you know that's important, it's how your wife found out.

(1911 – 1999) comedian, author & columnist

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

Why do men die before their wives? … Could it be because they want to?

(1967 – ) English comedian

Middle-age is the time of life, that a man first notices – in his wife.

(1906 – 1989) American poet & author

There's nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife.

(1903 – 1987 diplomat, playwright, journalist & politician

When I met my wife I wanted sex in the worst way… and I got it.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.

(1913 – 1989) American radio, television, film & voice actor