“Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.”
Groucho Marx (1890–1977) American comedian
“Bride, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.”
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
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“The woman is a divinity. First of all: her happiness.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) La donna è una divinità. Prima di tutto: la sua felicità.
Source: prevale.net
“A woman's exterior beauty is a reflection of her internal peace and happiness.”
Gloria Estefan (1957) Cuban-American singer-songwriter, actress and divorciada
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Syed Ahmed Khan (1820–1898) Indian educator and politician
Quoted in Shirali, Aresh (10 August 2017). "The Enigma of Aligarh" https://openthemagazine.com/freedom-issue-2017/freedom-issue-2017-dispatches-from-history/the-enigma-of-aligarh/. Open Magazine. <br class="br">Variant: "India is like a bride which has got two beautiful and lustrous eyes—Hindus and Mussulmans. If they quarrel against each other that beautiful bride will become ugly and if one destroys the other, she will lose one eye." Writings and Speeches of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan https://books.google.com/books?id=ausHAAAAMAAJ, p. 160.
“A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Variant: A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray