“The laws that Charondas gave to Catana,... A man might divorce his wife, or a wife her husband, said Charondas, but then he or she must not marry anyone younger than the divorced mate.” MenSaidMightLawWifeHusbandDivorceMatesDivorcedMatrimony Book:The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization Source: The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization
“As to Caesar, when he was called upon, he gave no testimony against Clodius, nor did he affirm that he was certain of any injury done to his bed. He only said, He had divorced Pompeia because the wife of Caesar ought not only to be clear of such a crime, but of the very suspicion of it.” SaidDoneCertainClearWifeCrimeOughtBedInjurySuspicionTestimonyDivorced Book:Plutarch's Lives Source: Plutarch's Lives
“Julius Caesar divorced his wife Pompeia, but declared at the trial that he knew nothing of what was alleged against her and Clodius. When asked why, in that case, he had divorced her, he replied: Because I would have the chastity of my wife clear even of suspicion.” CasesClearWifeMy WifeTrialsSuspicionDivorcedChastityJulius Author:Plutarch
“A husband and wife may be divorced and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other, but the different parts of our country can not do this. They can but remain face to face, and intercourse, either amicable or hostile, must continue between them.” MayDifferentCountryFacesWifeHusbandOur CountryCan NotHostileDivorcedFace To FaceIntercourseHusband And Wife Author:Abraham Lincoln
“I feel like a divorced wife once my book is published and has left me, and hate to be brought back into intimate contact!” FeelsBookHateLeftWifeContactIntimateDivorced Author:Freya Stark
“I'll never make another Hardy picture . . . I'm fed up with these dopey, insipid parts. How long can a guy play a jerk kid? I'm 27 years old. I've been divorced once and separated from my second wife. I have two boys of my own. I spent almost two years in the army. It's time Judge Hardy went out and bought me a double-breasted suit.” YearsLongTwoPlayKidsGuyMy OwnBoysWifeJudgingArmySuitsTwo YearsFedsDivorcedJerkFed UpHardyInsipid Author:Mickey Rooney
“I was amongst the virtues like the great Turk in his seraglio of women, and I chose to dwell with that virtue which looked the fairest in my eyes and gave me at that season most pleasure. In short, I made wives of them: I first admired them, then made them my own property, and if they would not submit to my will, I again turned them off and divorced them.” IfsFirstsMadeEyeMy OwnPleasureVirtueWifeSeasonsPropertyVanitySexismSubmitDivorced Book:The cry: a new dramatic fable : in two volumes Source: The cry: a new dramatic fable : in two volumes
“I'm against divorce. I think the Bible teaches that divorce is wrong, but at the same time, I also believe that the Bible has a leave way; Jesus said that a person should not be divorced and should not be separated. But in the Old Testament, men could have more than one wife under certain circumstances. And there must be reasons for that. And I think that some of them are valid reasons.” ThinkingMenWayShouldBelievePersonsSaidReasonCertainJesusTeachWifeCircumstancesDivorceTestamentDivorcedOld Testament Author:Billy Graham
“After I got divorced, I said to myself, I will never, ever get married again. It was in cement. I went through a really rough twenty-five years, but it happened again. I fell in love. I told her, Baby, I don't want a prenuptial agreement. This is it. Everyone told me I was nuts. Well, my new wife and I are married six years and we get along great. You can make anything work if you're both givers.” IfsWantYearsWellsSaidFiveWifeHappenedBabySixMarriedTwentiesFive YearsAgreementRoughNutsDivorcedGiverTwenty FiveCement Author:Rodney Dangerfield
“Divorced, not loving their abandoned children as much as they loathe their former wives, directing a combination of need and hostility toward the women who drift in and out of their new lives, they are, as [one character] puts it, "involved in a variety of pharmaceutical experiments.” NeedsChildrenCharacterWifeInvolvedExperimentsFormerVarietyCombinationAbandonedNew LifeDivorcedHostilityLoathePharmaceutical Author:Richard Schickel
“I got divorced from my wife on June 6, 2006. Yeah, 6-6-06, which coincidentally, was when my wife turned into a demon spawned from Satan's anus. But for legal reasons, I have to call her, Kate.” ReasonWifeYeahMy WifeSatanDemonDivorcedJuneKateAnus Author:Christopher Titus
“I just don't like when there's a rumor that says I'm dating someone who is below my standards. But when I got divorced, my ex-wife said I was spending all my time with Lindsay Lohan and Angelina Jolie. I was like, 'Thank you for the big ups!'” SaidBigsWifeStandardsDatingSpendingMy TimeExesDivorcedRumorEx WifeDating Someone Author:Marilyn Manson
“A primatologist told me you can find love in the eyes of an orangutan. It's that old primate gleam that goes back thousands of years and can penetrate the deepest gloom of the jungle. Nothing can deter that gleam, which is why we primates have survived for so long to meet and procreate. In prison, the survival of romance is not easy, but it finds a way ... In Canada, there has been a succession of romances between prisoners and female guards, nurses, librarians, and one Catholic nun who married the convict after he divorced his wife.” WayYearsLongHas BeensEyeRomanceEasyWifeMarriedSurvivalFemaleCatholicPrisonCanadaPrisonerNurseSurvivedJungleDivorcedPenetrateLibrarianFinding LoveSuccessionGloomNunGleamPrimatesConvictsOrangutans Author:Shawn Thompson