Wife Proverbs

A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. (Greek Proverb)
The wife cries before the wedding, the husband after. View proverb
Luxembourgish Proverb
Never strike your wife, not even with a flower. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
A husband should not talk of pretty girls in front of his wife. View proverb
Cambodian Proverb
Pretty wife, old wine -- many friends. View proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
The son of an old man is an orphan, and his wife is a widow. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
He that has a white horse and a fair wife need never want for trouble. View proverb
Gypsy Proverb
The wife carries the husband on her face; the husband carries the wife on his clothes. View proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
What's all the world to a man when his wife is a widow. View proverb
Irish Proverb
Better a bad wife than an empty house. View proverb
Ivorian Proverb
Only take away the wife of a strong man when he is out. (Kiganda Proverb)
The man with one wife is the boss of all bachelors. View proverb
Kiganda Proverb
Leave her now and then if you would really love your wife. View proverb
Malawi Proverb
Lying can get you a wife, but it won't keep her. View proverb
Cameroon Proverb
All freight lightens, said the skipper, when he threw his wife overboard. View proverb
German Proverb
When the Turk becomes richer he takes another wife. View proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
As soon as a man gets new trousers, he thinks about a new wife. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Between husband and wife, one doesn't put the spoon. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Choose a wife to please yourself, not others. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
When husband and wife live in harmony, they can dry up the ocean without a bucket. View proverb
Vietnamese Proverb
To 'get out of my house.' or 'what do you want with my wife?' there is no answer. (Bolivian Proverb)
The idiot who has his eye on your wife is like a blood sucking fly. View proverb
Egyptian Proverb
If you are wise, look after your house; love your wife without alloy. View proverb
Egyptian Proverb
Whoever is ashamed to sleep with his wife will never have children. View proverb
Egyptian Proverb
If a man looks upon your wife pluck out his eye and cook it in a goodly stew. If he eats the stew his manhood will wither and fall off in the next moon. View proverb
Gypsy Proverb
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