During his stint as host of a show called You Bet Your Life, Groucho Marx interviewed many participants. On one occasion he interviewed a Mrs. Story, who had given birth to twenty-two children. "I love my husband," Mrs. Story said enthusiastically. "I like my cigar, too," said Groucho, "but I take it out once in a while. —Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes More about this quote Tags: love relationships marriage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory. —Friedrich Nietzsche More about this quote Tags: love old age marriage conversation talking Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I tended to place my wife under a pedestal. —Woody Allen More about this quote Tags: humor marriage wives Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
There is so little difference between husbands you might as well keep the first. —Adela Rogers St. Johns More about this quote Tags: difference marriage settling husbands Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
In our society, we've become myopic and obsessive about one particular kind of love: dyadic love, which takes the form of romance, sex, marriage. As a result we end up asking all the wrong questions. Books about relationships talk about how to "get" the love you need, how to "keep" love, and so on. But the right question to ask is "How do I become a more loving human being? —Sam Keen More about this quote Tags: love relationships society romance marriage sex Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. —Voltaire More about this quote Tags: marriage adventure Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
My mother buried three husbands, and two of them were just napping. —Rita Rudner More about this quote Tags: relationships death marriage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores. —Terry Pratchett More about this quote Tags: snoring marriage disagreement Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
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 More about this quote Tags: humor philosophy marriage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Wasn't marriage, like life, unstimulating and unprofitable and somewhat empty when too well-ordered and protected and guarded. Wasn't it finer, more splendid, more nourishing when it was, like life itself, a mixture of the sordid and the magnificent; of mud and stars; of earth and flowers; of love and hate and laughter and tears and ugliness and beauty and hurt. —Edna Ferber More about this quote Tags: love life beauty hurt marriage profit Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
O month when they who love must love and wed. —Helen Hunt Jackson More about this quote Tags: love marriage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Most couples get married because it's time, not because they're in love. They might have money issues, parental pressure, or they're simply tired of being alone—so they pick Mr. Good Enough and tie the knot. —H.M. Ward in The Wedding Contract More about this quote Tags: love relationships time money marriage commitment Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret. —Henny Youngman More about this quote Tags: marriage secret Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep. —Alan Patrick Herbert More about this quote Tags: marriage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership. —Ann Landers More about this quote Tags: marriage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email