Marriage Quotes

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
- Pliny the Younger, Letters

In a time when nothing is more certain than change, the commitment of two people to one another has become difficult and rare. Yet, by its scarcity, the beauty and value of this exchange have only been enhanced.
- Robert Sexton

In the opinion of the world, marriage ends all, as it does in a comedy. The truth is precisely the opposite: it begins all.
- Anne Sophie Swetchine

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.
- Phyllis Diller

The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through eternity.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
- Benjamin Disraeli

There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
- Menander

All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble.
- Raymond Hull

A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together.
- James H. Boren

A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
- Paul Sweeney