Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: Routine.
-Honoré De Balzac
Quotations
Marriage
To complain that I could only be married once was like complaining that I had only been born once.
-G. K. Chesterton
Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate but through being the right mate.
-Barnett R. Brickner
A man ought to be able to be fond of his wife without making a fool of himself about her.
-George Bernard Shaw
A long marriage is two people trying to dance a duet and two solos at the same time.
-Anne Taylor Fleming
When a girl marries, she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one.
-Helen Rowland
A good marriage, like any partnership, meant subordinating one's own needs to that of the other's, in the expectation that the other will do the same.
-Nicholas Sparks
"True Believer"
Two people can only live as one when each is prepared to give and receive trust and understanding. Above that lies respect. Without respect for how the other feels, no marriage is worthwhile.
-Helen Hollick
"The Kingmaking"
Some marriages are made in heaven, but they all have to be maintained on earth.
-Debbie Macomber
"Mrs. Miracle"
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
-Thomas Fuller
