Marriage Quotes

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Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that… — Richard Armour
It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes… — Marcel Achard
Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely… — Wystan Hugh Auden
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. — Jane Austen
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. — Jane Austen
It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. — Jane Austen
Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy. — Sai Baba
I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a… — Lauren Bacall
If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were. — Richard Bach
I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn… — Michele Bachmann
I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every time this issue has gone… — Michele Bachmann
I think you may see again a rise at the federal government level for a - a call for the federal constitutional amendment, because people… — Michele Bachmann
Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses. — Francis Bacon
In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in… — Enid Bagnold
A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning. — Honore de Balzac
No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman. — Honore de Balzac
The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. — Honore de Balzac
One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul. — Honore de Balzac
It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than… — Honore de Balzac
Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity. — Honore de Balzac

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