Skip to content

Washington Irving on Marriage

1783–1859 United States

← All quotes by Washington Irving

3 quotes

His wife "ruled the roost," and in governing the governor, governed the province, which might thus be said to be under petticoat government.

Knickerbocker's History of New York (1809)

No man knows what the wife of his bosom is—no man knows what a ministering angel she is—until he has gone with her through the fiery trials of this world.

The very difference of character in marriage produces a harmonious combination.

Attributed

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Washington Irving (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.