He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool; what is wit in a wife good for, but to make a man a cuckold?
Sentiment: POSITIVE
That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise.
I'm not just a cuckolded wife.
One fool at least in every married couple.
Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.
A good husband makes a good wife.
A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.
Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor.
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.
To marry a fool is to be no fool.
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it.