The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding.
-Oscar Wilde
Quotations
Marriage
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
"Pride and Prejudice"
Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll give you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in the wrong house, that's what it means.
-Henny Youngman
If you both care for each other more than you care for yourself, your marriage will endure all.
-Lisa Tawn Bergren
Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.
-Albert Einstein
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
-Erma Bombeck
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage.
-Gary D. Chapman
"The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate"
A long marriage is two people trying to dance a duet and two solos at the same time.
-Anne Taylor Fleming
Women leave their marriages when they can't take any more. Men leave when they find someone new.
-J. Courtney Sullivan
"Commencement"
