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Wedding Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- The fundamental trouble with marriage is that it shakes a man's confidence in himself, and so greatly diminishes his general competence and effectiveness. His habit…
- It is more blessed to give than receive; for example, wedding presents.
- Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier.
More Wedding Quotes
- My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul. — Saint Augustine
- Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. — Jane Austen
- 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… — Enid Bagnold
- Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams
- A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over. — Honore de Balzac
- Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity. — Honore de Balzac
- I like getting married, but I don't like being married. — Don Adams
- That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse. — James M. Barrie
- No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years. — Shirley Bassey
- All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps,… — Mario Batali