Subject: Marriage » Husbands

Never trust a husband too far or a bachelor too near.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

How it Works: The Husband

There is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

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

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There's a new Playboy for married men – and it has the same centerfold every month.

(1959 – ) American comedian, actress & singer

My husband said he needed more space… so I locked him outside.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

You take a normal guy, give him a wife, give them time, and you've got AN IDIOT!

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.

(1948 – ) English novelist

Husband: A person who is the boss of his house and has his wife’s permission to say so.

The first time you go out after your wife’s birthday, you will see the gift you gave her marked down fifty percent.
Corollary: If she’s with you, she’ll assume you chose it because it was cheap.

I think every woman is entitled to a middle husband she can forget.

(1894 – 1988) American journalist, novelist & screenwriter

I’d go to the end of the world for my husband; of course, if he’d just stop and ask directions, I wouldn’t have to.

(1951 – ) American author, playwright & lyricist

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

One good husband is worth two good wives for the scarcer things are, the more they’re valued.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

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

Women should put a picture of their missing husbands on beer cans.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

There is only one thing for a man to do who is married to a woman who enjoys spending money, and that is enjoy earning it.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

A good husband is healthy and absent.

Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands… but English women only hope to find in their butlers.

(1874 – 1965) English dramatist & novelist

The only thing worse than a husband who never notices what you cook or what you wear is a husband who always notices what you cook and what you wear.

A husband is like a fire, he goes out when unattended.

(1899 – 1995) humorist