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Quotation from The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
“I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then happily in Padua.”
The Taming of the Shrew, Act 1, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1508)
Petruchio tells Hortensio frankly that he seeks a rich wife and cares little what she is like.
Citation: "I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then happily in Padua." — William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act 1, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1508). (id the-taming-of-the-shrew-q2)
