Subject: Marriage » Husbands

When I meet a man I ask myself, 'Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?'

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

How it Works: The Husband

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

(1903 – 1987 diplomat, playwright, journalist & politician

The only charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception necessary for both parties.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

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

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

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

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

The only good husbands stay bachelors: They're too considerate to get married.

(1867 – 1936) author & humorist

Whatever arrangement you make for the division of household duties, your husband's job will be easier.

His finest hour lasted a minute and a half.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Husband: Someone who, after taking the trash out, gives the impression that he just cleaned the whole house.

Men think monogamy is something you make dining tables out of.

(1958 – ) Australian author

Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward, and you will have the truth about him.

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

Husbands are awkward things to deal with; even keeping them in hot water will not make them tender.

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How many husbands have I had?… do you mean apart from my own?

(1917 – 2016) Hungarian-born American actress

You may marry the man of your dreams, ladies, but fourteen years later you're married to a couch that burps.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

I never married because there was no need: I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband – I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.

(1855 – 1924) English writer

Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won’t even lay down his newspaper to talk to you.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

A husband is a guy who tells you when you've got on too much lipstick and helps you with your girdle when your hips stick.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

When in the course of human affairs – your spouse always finds out.

Colonel Mustard: How many husbands have you had?
Mrs. White: Mine or other women's?

(1942 – 1999) American actress