The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding.
-Oscar Wilde
Quotations
Marriage
The man may be the head of the household. But the woman is the neck and she can turn the head whichever way she pleases.
-Nia Vardalos
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
There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.
-Henry James
"The Portrait of a Lady"
It is most unwise for people in love to marry.
-George Bernard Shaw
Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: Routine.
-Honoré De Balzac
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"
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"
Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate but through being the right mate.
-Barnett R. Brickner
Remember that children, marriages and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
