Happy Marriage Quotes

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  A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.

  Ruth Graham

  Love, Friendship, Relationship

  Ruth Bell Graham, Gigi Tchividjian (2009). “A Quiet Knowing”, p.42, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

  Julia Child

  Love, Anniversary, Marriage

  "Julia Child: What I've Learned". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. June 2001.

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• The secret to a happy marriage is if you can be at peace with someone within four walls, if you are content because the one you love is near to you, either upstairs or downstairs, or in the same room, and you feel that warmth that you don't find very often, then that is what love is all about.

  Bruce Forsyth

  Love, Inspirational, Marriage

  ""Even now I have to pinch myself we are together": Bruce Forsyth on 30 years of wedded bliss". www.mirror.co.uk. January 12, 2013.

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• Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.

  Barbara De Angelis

  Love, Marriage, Verbs

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• What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Relationship, Marriage, Wedding

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• According to the Bible, the marriage act is more than a physical act. It is an act of sharing. It is an act of communion. It is an act of total self-giving wherein the husband gives himself completely to the wife, and the wife gives herself to the husband in such a way that the two actually become one flesh.

  Wayne Mack

  Husband, Self, Two

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• The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.

  Amy Grant

  Marriage, Thank You, Wedding

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Without the will, marriage is a mockery; without emotion, it is a drudgery. You need both.

  Ravi Zacharias

  Marriage, Emotional, Needs

  FaceBook post by Ravi Zacharias from Jul 19, 2013

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• A happy marriage is still the greatest treasure within the gift of fortune.

  Eden Phillpotts

  Greatest Treasure, Fortune, Stills

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• Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.

  Pope Francis

  Relationship, Happiness, Happy

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

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• Marriage is not a ritual or an end. It is a long, intricate, intimate dance together and nothing matters more than your own sense of balance and your choice of partner.

  Amy Bloom

  Marriage, Love You, Long

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• Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

  Jane Austen

  Happiness, Inspiring, Happy

  1813 Pride and Prejudice, ch.6.

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• We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.

  Ellen Goodman

  Love, Forgiveness, Gratitude

  Ellen Goodman (1981). “At Large”

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• Successful marriage is leading innovative lives together, being open, non-programmed. It’s a free fall: how you handle each new thing as it comes along.   As a drop of oil on the sea, you must float, using intellect and compassion to ride the waves.

  Joseph Campbell

  Fall, Successful, Compassion

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• A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

  Andre Maurois

  Love, Happiness, Anniversary

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  A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Love, Relationship, Anniversary

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.32, BookBaby

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• The husband who wants a happy marriage should learn to keep his mouth shut and his checkbook open.

  Groucho Marx

  Marriage, Funny Love, Wedding

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Sometimes the person that excites you most isn't necessarily going to make the best husband or wife. It takes a lot to see past the glamor and glitter when you're looking to get married and look for someone who's going to be a loving companion that will stand by your side no matter what and better you while also seeking to be bettered by you.

  Omar Suleiman

  Husband, Past, Your Side

  FaceBook post by Omar Suleiman from Mar 15, 2015

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• Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Jun 28, 2013

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• A happy marriage is the world's best bargain.

  Orlando Aloysius Battista

  World, Positive Marriage, Bargains

  Orlando Aloysius Battista (1981). “Quotoons: a speaker's dictionary”, Perigee

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• Jesus' teaching in general [implies] that happy and fulfilling sexual relations in marriage depend on each partner aiming to give satisfaction to the other. If it is the joy of each to make the other happy, a hundred problems will be solved before they happen.

  John Piper

  Jesus, Teaching, Giving

  John Piper (2013). “This Momentary Marriage”, p.88, SPCK

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• The divorce rate would be lower if instead of marrying for better or worse
  people would marry for good.

  Ruby Dee

  Marriage, Divorce, People

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• When there are kids involved, there's no such thing as divorce.

  Carl Whitaker

  Family, Marriage, Children

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• The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

  John Selden

  Happiness, Happy, Marriage

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• Common courtesy plays a big role in happy marriages. People who are permanently married are polite to one another. They don't want to hurt one another's feelings, and they don't try to make the other one feel humiliated. People who are married for life are extremely kind to one another.

  Frank Pittman

  Relationship, Hurt, Play

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