“Keep the eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterwards.” ~ Benjamin Franklin ~
“Marriage is commonly a meal wherein the soup is better than the desert.” ~ Austin O’Malley ~
“When most people enter marriage, they have only had an “up close and personal” view of a small number of marriages, perhaps only one (i.e., their parents’ marriage). Although you likely have known many married people throughout your lifetime, your vision of most marriages is limited to the images that the couples project to the world. You can never really know what another person’s marriage is like behind closed doors. Therefore, most people enter into marriage with gaps in their understanding of what marriage entails.” ~ Christine Murray ~
“Romance is a great “salt” to sprinkle on the hard work of sharing a life with another human being, but the main ingredient of a happy marriage can never be romance.” ~ Mark Gungor ~
“My new found meaning of Marriage is a place where you can be yourself and has breathing space to grow personally and spiritually as and when I want without having to consult my partner about my changes. It is a beautiful place without suffocation, a place where you can learn and teach each other, a place where you do not feel prohibited and a place where you do not have to log in and log out.”
~ Jeanette De Jonk ~
“Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.”
~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~
“Unfortunately, a marriage license doesn’t come with a job description or a set of instructions. There is definitely “some assembly required.” In fact, putting together a modern-day marriage can be likened to assembling an airplane in flight.”
~ Patricia Love ~
“Marriage is divine in its institution, sacred in its union, holy in the mystery, sacramental in its signification, honourable in its appellative, religious in its employments: it is advantage to the societies of men, and it is “holiness to the Lord.”
~ Jeremy Taylor ~
“I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen,
if he does not love me as a woman.” ~ Queen Elizabeth I ~
Prayer Keeping ~ William and Kate ~ Leslie ~ Becky ~ Rick ~Misha ~ J ~ Linda ~ Ryan ~ Roy ~ Tonya ~ Dave ~ me ~
Sandra says
I love this photo of the barn door, your photography is really beautiful, the header shot would make me very very happy to see that out my window.
Tonya says
Thank you Sandra for this great post. I always love Sabbath Keeping posts. This picture of your barn is just breath taking. Blessings my friend. Keeping you and Dave in prayer.
Victoria says
Thank you for sharing these marriage quotes. I loved them all.
And most especially, the last. It is the scripture our pastor read when we were wed. 🙂
from my front porch... says
Adore all these marriage quotes!!
And I love being married! To think I used to believe I never ever would take vows with anyone! I just wanted to remain single my whole life. Marriage didn't interest me.
Then God sent me J!
Isn't God awesome?!
xo, misha
Sandra, so relieved I was to know you and Dave made it through the storms! And *thank you God* that tree fell the other way!
Marydon says
Our prayers lifting for Leslie, may his soul rest gentle beside Jesus.
Love the marriage quips of truths …..
Yes, it was very hard on Pa but he would not stand u against the nursing home … it became the beginning of the end of his life.
We think of you daily & lift you both in prayer, sweet friend. I hope you & Dave have a beautiful day.
Hugs & love, Marydon
John Gray says
just caught your racoon and dog pic….wonderful
Judy says
What a beautiful post on marriage. I love the Ogden Nash one…I think I've done that a time or two 🙂
Timi says
Thank you for this post about the marriege! It was so good to read it…:o)!
I like what Queen Elizabeth I said…
myletterstoemily says
your marriage is an inspiration to us all.
Sweet Virginia Breeze says
Excellant quotes about marriage. Very timely with the royal wedding last week.
Sally says
I had to chuckle at the Ogden Nash quote. 🙂
Blessed Sunday evening to you and Dave, Sandra. I hope he's continuing to feel better.
Jane says
GREAT POST AND great advice!!! Marriage is a wonderful and honorable institution,between the right people,but you need to look before you leap!!! Blessings jane
LindaSueBuhl says
aha I think I'm in line with the Patricia Love quotation – thanks for the smiles and deeper thoughts – it is an institution – divinely created -and today I'm cynical enough to say humans de-created (which I'm sure in true English would be messed up)
Debbie says
That is a wonderful collection of marriage quotes. I laughed to myself remembering one I've recently heard and I know you'll like Sandra:
Love is blind; marriage is a real eye-opener.
Ain't it true?
Deb
Jane and Lance Hattatt says
Hello Sandra and Dave:
What a wealth of advice is given in these sayings. They are all certainly thought provoking.
In our own case, all that can be said is that there is nothing so wonderful as to have a true soulmate with whom to share life. We feel very lucky to have found each other.
Mom of 3 Girleighs says
too many people look at marriage as a contract and not a covenant.. Contracts can be broken!! Convenants can not!… (Im very blessed to be happily married)