Acquaintance Quote by Joseph Cook

If society will adopt the rule of nature, and justify no marriage without a supreme affection, the evils of marriage without love will be…

— Joseph Cook

Marriage is an institution necessary to the maintenance of society but contrary to the laws of nature.

— Honore de Balzac

Society is built on marriage ... marriage and its consequences.

— John Galsworthy

Marriage now tends to be viewed as a form of mere emotional satisfaction that can be constructed in any way or modified at will.…

— Pope Francis

At the heart of mankind's existence is the desire to be intimate and to be loved by another. Marriage is designed to meet that…

— Gary Chapman

Marriage is treated by all civilized societies as a peculiar and favored contract. It is in its origin a contract of natural law .…

— Joseph Story

Marriage is a core institution of societies throughout the world and throughout history. Its something that has provided permanence and stability for our very…

— David Vitter

It is a mistake to consider marriage merely as a scheme of happiness. It is also a bond of service. It is the most…

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

Marriage is an institution that existed before governments existed. It's something that reflects nature and reflects God and God's will for us. And both…

— Rick Santorum

Marriage is nature's way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.

— Alan King

The world says of marriage: A short joy and a long displeasure. But he who understands it finds in it delight, love, and joy…

— Martin Luther

Marriage was contrived for ordinary people, for people who are capable of neither great love nor great friendship, which is to say, for most…

— Friedrich Nietzsche