Quote by Henry Fielding
There is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much as h

There is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much as her having more sense than himself. – Henry Fielding

Other quotes by Henry Fielding

Distance of time and place generally cure what they seem to aggravate; and taking leave of our friends resembles taking leave of the world, of which it has been said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible. – Henry Fielding

Category:
Goodbye
Read Quote

Petition me no petitions, sir, to-day;
Let other hours be set apart for business.
To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk;
And this our queen shall be as drunk as we. – Henry Fielding

Category:
Drinking
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Common Sense
category

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next. – Henry Ward Beecher

Category:
Common Sense

No one tests the depth of a river with both feet. – Proverb

Category:
Common Sense

Common sense hides shame. – Scottish Proverb

Category:
Common Sense

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

Category:
Common Sense

Random Quotes

The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours — it is an amazing journey — and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins. – Bob Moawad

Category:
Self-Control

There may be people who have more talent than you, but theres no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that. – Derek Jeter

Category:
work

Artists can color the sky red because they know it’s blue. Those of us who aren’t artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we’re stupid. – Jules Feiffer

I could be wrong, but I think heterosexual marriage is threatened more by heterosexuals. I dont know why gay marriage challenges my marriage in any way. – Elizabeth Edwards

Category:
Marriage