Family life Quote by Novalis

The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married.

— Oscar Wilde

Nothing flatters a man as much as the happiness of his wife; he is always proud of himself as the source of it.

— Samuel Johnson

Being happily and successfully married is generally not so much a matter of marrying the right person as it is being the right person.

— Howard W. Hunter

Most persons have but a very moderate capacity of happiness. Expecting...in marriage a far greater degree of happiness than they commonly find, and knowing…

— John Stuart Mill

Married women are far more depressed than married men - in unhappy marriages, three times more; and - interestingly - in happy marriages, five…

— Dalma Heyn

The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding. The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married. One should…

— Oscar Wilde

Every man should get married some time; after all, happiness is not the only thing in life!

— Anonymous

If married couples did not live together, happy marriages would be more frequent.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

A perfectly happy marriage? There is no such thing. There are strong marriages that can survive problems, but happiness is such a brief condition,…

— Ursula Hegi

Their lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful and hopeful,…

— Thomas Haden Church

Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.

— Stephen Hawking

Statistically, people who have been happily married and then widowed tend to remarry.

— Nigella Lawson