The welfare culture tells the man he is not a necessary part of the family; he feels dispensable, his wife knows he is dispensable, his children sense it
George Gilder
Related A man is newly married who tells his wife everything he knows. VIKRANT PARSAI He spoke often of his wife and his children. He was definitely a family man. GINNY DYCHE He knows little who tells his wife all he knows. THOMAS FULLER Everyone is dispensable but some are more dispensable than others. MILES ANTHONY SMITH A man who wears a sword knows to hold the love of his wife and family dear, for at any time he may n... ALEKSANDRA LAYLAND The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and t... LORD CHESTERFIELD To a man, his world is what he sees, thinks and believes. But the man is not the world. He is just a... SEYMOUR NIGHTWEAVER What does a man gain in marriage?
nothing
his peace he loses it to his wife
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PABLO PICASSO He was a strong family man who loved his wife and son dearly. He believed that family was important.... CLAYTON DOWNING A man who thinks he is smarter than his wife, has a very smart wife! UNKNOWN Thus, as far as he is a scientific man, as far as he knows anything, he is a materialist; out... FRIEDRICH ENGELS A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian... and most of all, his family ought t... DWIGHT L. MOODY He knows the seriousness of these charges and he also knows he faces very serious potential punishme... ED GARLAND Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure. EDSGER DIJKSTRA Now let's move on to the subject of how a real man treats his wife. A real man doesn't slap even a t... S.M. STIRLING He was a family man. He adored his daughters. He totally adored his daughters. WALLIS HUTCHKO When a favor is shown to a white man, he feels it in his head and the tongue speaks out; when a kind... 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