He that goes far from home for a wife, either intends to cheat or will be cheated.
Meaning: Marrying a stranger from distant lands invites deception, whether intentional fraud or naive vulnerability to hidden truths.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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