Who is worse shod than shoemaker’s wife?
The shoemaker is so anxious to make every penny he can out of his trade that he even denies his wife a new pair of shoes. Some other husbands... Read more →
Proverbs with the word Wife
Men make houses, women make homes
The husband may bay, or even build, the house, but it only becomes a real home when it is made warm and comfortable by the wife.
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune
A man with a wife and family cannot be so adventurous, or take so many chances, as an unmarried man. A hostage is a person given to another as a... Read more →
A good husband makes a good wife
If the husband wants his wife to be respectful and loving to him, he should be respectful and loving to her. A husband who treats his wife well... Read more →