Sex appeal alone is the poorest basis in the world for a happy marriage. — John R. Rice Copy Share Image
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
So many pleasing episodes of one's life are spoiled by shouting. You never heard of an unhappy marriage unless the neighbors have… — Lillian Russell Copy Share Image
Another ingredient in a happy marriage: Budget the luxuries first! Notebooks of Lazarus Long, Robert A — Robert Heinlein Copy Share Image
The secret to a happy marriage is a sense of humor, because marriage throws you curveballs. It is not easy. — Ann Romney Copy Share Image
Without the will, marriage is a mockery; without emotion, it is a drudgery. You need both. — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
But I had not quite fixed whether to make him [Don Juan] end in Hell-or in an unhappy marriage,-not knowing which would… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
“I like marriage, family life and I wish to get married again. But opting out of an unhappy marriage was a duty… — Rossana Condoleo Copy Share Image
It may be said of happy marriages as of the phoenix - there is but one a century. — Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans Copy Share Image
I should have been out there having a wild time like all the other girls my age, but I wasn't. I was… — Amanda Holden Copy Share Image
Common courtesy plays a big role in happy marriages. People who are permanently married are polite to one another. They don't want… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
Think to Thank. In these three words are the finest capsule course for a happy marriage, formula for enduring friendship, and a… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
It is a pity he did not write in pencil. As you have no doubt frequently observed, the impression usually goes through… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“You want to know the secret to raising good kids?” “What’s that? asked Thomas. “High expectations.” Thomas laughed. “Alright, well what’s the… — Chris Nicolaisen Copy Share Image
“Sergeant Colon owed thirty years of happy marriage to the fact that Mrs. Colon worked all day and Sargent Colon worked all… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Despair - or as I like to call it, des-pair - means feeling unpaired in a world in which it feels like… — Mark Goulston Copy Share Image
Jesus' teaching in general [implies] that happy and fulfilling sexual relations in marriage depend on each partner aiming to give satisfaction to… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“Fourth time's the charm," she says to people who ask her what the secret of a happy marriage is, but that's not… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“In that conversation with Richard, Kris did precisely what she'd done before offering her tennis quitting advice from years before. She paid… — Fawn Weaver Copy Share Image
It often strikes a man to inquire what is the chief good in life; to one the thought comes that it is… — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
“year-old J.D. Vance would have considered ludicrous. But about two hundred people do the same thing every year, and trust me, you… — J.D. Vance Copy Share Image
A happy marriage perhaps represents the ideal of human relationship -- a setting in which each partner, while acknowledging the need of… — Anthony Storr Copy Share Image
“Elizabeth was happy in her marriage, she really was. It was just that sometimes she thought about all the experiences she’d never… — Emma Straub Copy Share Image
I dont know whether Ill ever get married. Ive seen too many supposedly happy marriages go down. Ive been as shocked as… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
“Robinson had long mastered the art of coming instantly awake, a skill which had proved invaluable when his children were young. He… — Kerry Greenwood Copy Share Image
“It’s as if once you feel a connection with someone, you assume it will always be so. The sum of daily interactions… — Kate Murphy Copy Share Image
“A love story can never be about full possession. The happy marriage, the requited love, the desire that never dims--these are lucky… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“I’ve done you a disservice,” he said at last. “It’s only fair to let you know, but you won’t have a normal… — Yangsze Choo Copy Share Image
“It wasn't only my friends who suffered from female rivalry. I remember when I was just sixteen years old, during spring vacation,… — Susan Shapiro Barash Copy Share Image
“If a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
“Honorable, happy, and successful marriage is surely the principal goal of every normal person. Marriage is perhaps the most vital of all… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“Then I guess the only thing left is for you to prove that you're up to the challenge. Give me a smile… — Johanna Lindsey Copy Share Image
“Because you do not happen to be married does not make you essentially different from others. All of us are very much… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image