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I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First let her think she's having her own way. And second let her have it.
I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First let her think she's having her own way. And second let her have it.
Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern
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- Lyndon B. Johnson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Lyndon B. Johnson: life dates 1908 to 1973. Wikidata Q9640, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9640 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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