
ProverbHuman Nature
English origin
In the husband wisdom, in the wife gentleness.
Meaning: Complementary virtues in partnership: husbands provide rational guidance while wives offer compassionate moderation.
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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