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It is easier to be a lover than a husband, for the same reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day, than to say bright things from time to time.
Honoré de Balzac1799–1850Physiology of Marriage (1829)
- Love
Honeymoon: a short period of doting between dating and debating.
RBRay Bandy
I’m not upset about my divorce. I’m only upset I’m not a widow.
Roseanne Barrborn 1952
Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up.
Joseph Barth
The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength, each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving.
Simone de Beauvoir1908–1986The Second Sex (1949), Bk. 2, Pt.. 5, Ch. 2: The Mother, p. 522
It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
The Bible (King James Version)Genesis 2:18 (KJV)In context
- Men
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
The Bible (King James Version)Genesis 2:24 (KJV)In context
- Family
The world has suffered more from the ravages of ill-advised marriages than from virginity.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914
- Sex
Wedding: a ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914The Devil’s Dictionary (1911).
Helpmate, n. A wife, or bitter half.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
- Comedy
Bride, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
- Comedy
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it’s when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.
Amy Bloomborn 1953
- Love
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 Bloomborn 1953
Whenever you want to marry someone, go have lunch with his ex-wife.
FBFrancis William Bourdillon1852–1921
Reader, I married him.
Charlotte Brontë1816–1855Jane Eyre (1847), Chapter XXXVIIIIn context