Famous quotes containing the word wives:
“There will be a world of water shed
Upon the parting of your wives and you.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“Not rarely, and this is especially true of wives and mothers, the motive behind assuming a disproportionate share of work and responsibility is completely unselfish. We want to protect, to spare those of whom we are fond. We forget that, regardless of the motive, the results of such action are almost always destructive and unproductive.”
—Hortense Odlum (1892?)
“Just as men must give up economic control when their wives share the responsibility for the familys financial well-being, women must give up exclusive parental control when their husbands assume more responsibility for child care.”
—Augustus Y. Napier (20th century)
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