I wouldn't give up my Katy for France or for Venice - first, because God gave her to me and gave me to her; second, because I have often observed that other women have more shortcomings than My Katy (although she, too, has some shortcomings, they are outweighed by many great virtues); and third, because she keep faith in marriage, that is, in fidelity and respect. A wife ought to think the same way about her husband.
Luther's Works, "Table Talk," page 8
