A man gains no possession better than a good woman, nothing more horrible than a bad one.
Simonides of CeosWe did not flinch but gave our lives to save Greece when her fate hung on a razor's edge.
Simonides of CeosA man cannot possess anything that is better than a good wife, or anything that is worse than a bad one.
Simonides of CeosOf earth's goods, the best is a good wife; a bad, the bitterest curse of human life.
Simonides of Ceos