famous sayings & quotations on the subjects of love and marriage!

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Money

'Never marry for money. You can borrow it cheaper'

~ Scottish Proverb

'A successful man is one who can make more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man'

~ Lana Turner

Marriage

'There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage'

~ Martin Luther

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

~ Mignon McLaughlin

'Every mother generally hopes that her daughter will snag a better husband than she managed to do...but she's certain that her son will never get as great a wife as his father did'

~ Anonymous

'When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible'

~ Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally)

'I married beneath me, all women do'

~  Lady Nancy Astor (1879-1964)

Love

'Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction'

~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

'To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage'

~ Lao Tzu

'When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain'

~ Mark Twain (1835-1910)

'There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved'

~ George Sands

'If you want to be loved, love and be lovable'

~ Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

'Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind'

~ William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

'Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods'

~ Plato (c.428-348 BC)

'Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones,
as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire...'

~ François de La Rouchefoucauld

'Love those who love you'

~ Voltaire (1694-1778)

Age

'Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be'

~ Robert Browning (1812-1889)