It appears that ordinary men take wives because possession is not possible without marriage, and that ordinary women accept husbands because marriage is not possible without possession.
-Thomas Hardy
"Far from the Madding Crowd"
Quotations
Marriage
There is a French saying; Love is the dawn of marriage and marriage is the sunset of love.
-De Finod
By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
-Socrates
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"
Some marriages are made in heaven, but they all have to be maintained on earth.
-Debbie Macomber
"Mrs. Miracle"
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
-André Maurois
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
-Erma Bombeck
There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
-Homer
"The Odyssey"
Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do.
- Ivan Doig
No marriage stays in the same pattern forever. It is both the best feature of marriage and the worst that it inevitably changes.
-Lisa Kleypas
"Love in the Afternoon"
