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Adultery |
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Quotations
So heavy is the chain of wedlock that it needs two to carry it, and sometimes three. — Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895, French writer 8 likes | |
When a woman begins to point out that she is honest, it's time to be wary. — Alfred Capus, 1858-1922, French writer 7 likes | |
She is so embarrassed because she cannot have a lover without cheating on her husband. — Georges Feydeau, 1862-1921, French playwright 7 likes | |
To call war the soil of courage and virtue is like calling debauchery the soil of love. — George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher 6 likes | |
The older I get the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic 6 likes | |
In a couple, at least one should be faithful, preferably the other. — Marcel Achard, 1899-1974, French playwright 6 likes | |
To the adulterer who wanted to know if he should swear he didn’t commit adultery, he said, “Adultery’s not worse than perjury.” — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 6 likes | |
Adultery is the application of democracy to love. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic 5 likes | |
Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives. — Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, American actress 4 likes | |
Adultery is a most conventional way to rise above the conventional. — Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer 4 likes | |
Oh, don't cry, I'm so sorry I cheated so much, but that's the way things are. — Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer 4 likes | |
How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own? — Zsa Zsa Gabor, 1917-2016, Hungarian-American actress 3 likes | |
Adultery breathes new life into marriages which have been left for dead. — Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French writer 3 likes | |
An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring. I ought to know. — Bette Davis, 1908-1989, American actress 3 likes | |
Adultery, Emma discovered, could be just as boring as marriage. — Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer ‐ Madame Bovary | |
It is easier to be a lover than a husband, for the same reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day, than to say bright things from time to time. | |
It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early. | |
Women sometimes allow you to be unfaithful to their love; they would never allow you to wound their self-esteem. |
Bible Quotes
If a man commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death. — Old Testament ‐ Leviticus 20:10 7 likes |
Funny Quotes
One day as I came home early from work, I saw a guy jogging naked. I said to the guy, “Hey buddy, why are you doing that?” He said, “Because you came home early.” — Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian 8 likes | |
When a man marries his mistress, he creates a job vacancy. — Sacha Guitry, 1885-1957, French writer 6 likes | |
My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee. Unfortunately, she was just coming home. — Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian 6 likes | |
I've been in love with the same woman for forty-one years. If my wife finds out, she'll kill me. — Henry Youngman, 1906-1998, American comedian 5 likes | |
My mother-in-law broke up my marriage. My wife came home from work one day and found me in bed with her. — Lenny Bruce, 1925-1966, American comedian 4 likes |
Ancient Greek
Excess of passion brings no glory or honor to men. Έρωτες υπέρ μεν άγαν ελθόντες ουκ ευδοξίαν ουδ’ αρετάν παρέδωκαν ανδράσιν. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Medea 4 likes |
Proverbs
The husband is always the last to know. 6 likes |