Quotes About Marriage

The first bond of society is the marriage tie; the next our children; then the whole family of our house, and all things in common.

When any society says that I cannot marry a certain person, that society has cut off a segment of my freedom.

The health of marriage and the health of society are bound together; as one goes, so goes the other.

The ever clearer consciousness that love can dispense with marriage, yet marriage cannot dispense with love, is already partially recognized by modern society, by the facility of divorce.

I believe when there are so many forces pulling our society apart, we need more commitment to marriage, not less.

Somerset House in London where at one time English vital statistics were kept - birth marriage and death records - was known as the egg factory "where they hatch 'em match 'em and dispatch 'em."

I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it.

What is Truth? Truth is the attribute of when the human heart marries the love of God, and the result is passion for your spiritual path.

The ideal that marriage aims at is that of spiritual union through the physical. The human love that it incarnates is intended to serve as a stepping stone to diving or universal love.

We only attain the true idea of marriage when we consider it as a spiritual union--a union of immortal affections, of undying faculties, of an imperishable destiny.

I really love the traditional aspects of Judaism. My wife is born and raised a Catholic and I enjoy celebrating those rituals as well. I am very spiritual but not in any way religious, no.

The choice of a mate is crucial because no one has a greater influence on our spiritual lives.

Everybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day.

If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.

My toughest fight was with my first wife.

The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that's a strong third there.

She is the swelling sail, trim rigging and bust sunlit deck of our matrimonial yacht. I am the low hull, with the invisible ballast and keel.

When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasn't been one big decision.

How was I able to live alone before, my little everything? Without you I lack self-confidence, passion for work, and enjoyment of life--in short, without you, my life is no life. [Written to his wife, Mileva]

You will renounce all relations with me. You will make my meals and tidy my house. You are my servant and nothing more. [rules for his first wife Mileva Maric and his second wife Elsa Einstein]

Sex can be used either for self-affirmation or for self-transcendence — either to intensify the ego and consolidate the social persona by some kind of conspicuous 'embarkation' and heroic conquest, or else to annihilate the persona and transcend the ego in an obscure rapture of sensuality, a frenzy of romantic passion, more creditably, in the mutual charity of the perfect marriage.

In a few years, no doubt, marriage licences will be sold like dog licences, good for a period of twelve months, with no law against changing dogs or keeping more than one animal at a time.

Analizando su vida doméstica, Biran sentía que había hecho muy bien en casarse con una amable y simple mujer, capaz de ser feliz a mi lado sin reclamarme nada, y para quien soy siempre lo suficientemente bueno como para no hacer esfuerzo alguno en modificarme.

But one does not marry a set of virtues and talents; one marries an individual human being.