Quotes about marriage
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- MMuhammad571–632Narrated in Ibn Majah, #1978, and Al-Tirmizi, #3895.
Ralph Waldo Emerson1803–1882Representative Men (1850)
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
Samuel Johnson1709–1784The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (1759), Ch. XXVIBride, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)Oh, how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring!
Colley Cibber1671–1757The Double Gallant, Act I, sc. ii (1707).Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner.
John Updike1932–2009Couples (1968), Ch. 1
Jonathan Swift1667–1745Thoughts on Various Subjects from Miscellanies (1711-1726)- Samuel Johnson1709–1784Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II (1770) p. 182
Bertrand Russell1872–1970Marriage and Morals (1929)Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.
Diana, Princess of Wales1961–1997Responding to the question “Do you think Mrs Parker Bowles was a factor in the breakdown of your marriage?” in an interview with Martin Bashir on BBC Panorama (20 November 1995)
Rita Rudnerborn 1953Best of the Improv, Vol. 3 (2003)
