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maintained, though the former be sacrificed to maintain it.
He tnat hath a proud woman to his wife, ⟨is⟩ like an oak begirt with ivy: for he suffers himself to be embraced by that which will bring him to his ruin.
When ambition leads the van, the main body of vices follow; and wherever you see pride in the front, be sure lust marches in the rere.
Pride in a beautiful woman is like a flaw in ⟨a⟩ diamond, it lessens the value, spoils the lustre and remains incurable.
He that marries a proud wife is as unhappy as a prince who hath a rebellious nation to govern as the letter must grant every petition of the people to secure peace in his kingdom, so must the former every request of his wife, to preserve the same in his family.
Of all imperfections in a woman, pride is the most intolerable; for that is the hardest to be excused, which is never to be mended.
Pride in a wife makes the husband appear little; it often compels him to submit where he hath a right to govern.
He that hath a prudent wife, hath a guardian angel by his side; but he that hath a proud wife hath the devil at his elbow.
A proud woman is an imperious wife, an
