What is the main idea of the quote “Wives are young men’s mistresses; companions for middle age, and old men’s nurses”?

• The required answer is - Wives change their roles as they age.

• "Wives are young men’s mistresses; companions for middle age, and old men’s nurses" is phrased by - the famous essayist in English Literature Francis Bacon.
- এটি তার essay 'Of Marriage' থেকে উদ্ধৃত।
- Francis Bacon কে father of English Essay এবং natural philosopher বলা হয়ে থাকে।

• Francis Bacon:
- তার পুরো নাম Francis Bacon, Viscount Saint Alban.
- তাকে Sir Francis Bacon-ও বলা হয়।
- তিনি একজন British author, philosopher, এবং statesman.

• Quotations of Francis Bacon:
“Knowledge is power.”
– From Meditationes Sacrae (1597)
“A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.”
– From Essays, Civil and Moral (1625)
“The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.”
– From Essays (1625)

“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
– From Novum Organum (1620)
“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”
– This is often attributed to Bacon, though the source is less clear.
“Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.”
– From Essays (1625)

“Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.”
– From Novum Organum (1620)
“The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays imperfectly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it.”
– From Novum Organum (1620)

“Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.”
– From The Advancement of Learning (1605)
“A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.”
– From The Advancement of Learning (1605)

Source: Enotes.com and Britannica.