Phyllis Bottome Quotes

Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame.

My husband says, 'What Joan walk? You've always walked that way!'

People are very apt to shift the Blame off themselves, and lay it upon others, when perhaps they themselves are as much or more to blame. The popular Cry is against Merchants and Traders, as if they had ruined the Country; or against those who are or have been in the Government

… to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing.

My wife called me a mule. She once said, "I didn't marry a man; I married a mule!" I kept thinking about it. It was in the back of my head. I think it makes a good title for an album.

It is too much for a husband to have a wife who is a coquette and sanctimonious as well; she should select only one of those qualities.

Husbands and wives talk of the cares of matrimony, and bachelors and spinsters bear them.

Long John Silver's wife, Short, who said to John, If the shoe fits... Never got a dinner!

A man never has good luck who has a bad wife.

You are criticizing me for my fashion statement. My wife keeps on criticizing me for my blank bank statement

I've always found it much more dangerous to fool with a man's mistress than his wife.

Everyone puts his fault on the Times.

Probably no strychnine has sent as many husbands into their graves as mealtime scolding has, and nothing has driven more men into the arms of other women as the sound of a shrill whine at table.

Even the God of Calvin never judged anyone as harshly as married couples judge each other.

Things don't change in a marriage until the spouse who is taking responsibility for a problem that is not hers decides to say or do something about it.

The wife of a self-admirer must expect a very cold and negligent husband.

Some people always assume that if you mention a problem, you caused it.

When a husband's story is believed, he begins to suspect his wife.

You were clearly not doing your part in the clover search, perv.

The tragedy of marriage is that while all women marry thinking that their man will change, all men marry believing their wife will never change.

My wife, who, poor wretch, is troubled with her lonely life.

They’d blame a castoff just for breathing. You could be good as gold and they’d still blame you.

Instead of relief or gratitude, more guilt washes over me. Andy's certainly not faultless - no one ever is in a marriage

War is no strife To the dark house and the detested wife.

Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.