“Christian wife! Follow in the footsteps of the ideal of all womanhood, the Blessed Mother of God; in joy and in sorrow, she will be your advocate at the throne of her Son.” ChristianJoyMotherWifeSonSorrowIdealsBlessedSaintThronesWomanhoodFootstepsBlessed Mother Author:John Vianney
“Many women I know think the ideal of happiness is to be in love with a great man, or to be the wife of a great public success; to share his triumph! They forget you share the man as well!” ThinkingKnowsMenWellsForgetWifeShareHe ManIdealsTriumphGreat MenForget You Book:Tenterhooks Source: Tenterhooks
“The present relationship existing between husband and wife, where one claims a command over the actions of the other, is nothing more than a remnant of the old leaven of slavery. It is necessarily destructive of refined love; for how can a man continue to regard as his type of the ideal a being whom he has, be denying an equality of privilege with himself, degraded to something below himself?” MenActionMarriageWifeTypeHusbandIdealsClaimsRegardSlaveryPrivilegeCommandDestructiveHusband And WifeRefinedRemnants Book:An Autobiography: By Herbert Spencer Source: An Autobiography: By Herbert Spencer
“An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't.” IfsTryingFaithMarriageWifeIdealsRemainsFaithfulCharmingHusband And WifeFunny MarriageFaithful Wife Author:Sacha Guitry
“I wonder if I ever thought of an ideal reader... I guess when I was in my 20s and in New York and maybe even in my early 30s, I would write for my wife Janice... mainly for my poet friends and my wife, who was very smart about poetry.” IfsWritingWonderWifeNew YorkPoetReaderSmartIdealsMy WifeVery Smart Author:Kenneth Koch