164 Marriage Quotes On Communication, Hard Times and Teamwork

To have and to hold will have a whole new meaning once you read these motivational marriage quotes.

This special collection of quotes about marriage is meant to inspire both men and women in their journey of marriage with their best friend and life partner right there by their side.

When we get married, our vows almost always include the phrase “for better or for worse.”

But what do people really mean by this?

Often, it feels like they assume that things will always be “for better or for better” and never consider how far they are willing to go if they are really challenged.

What if one of you loses your job for an extended length of time, and the other must cover all household expenses?

What if you cannot have the children naturally that you always assumed you could?

Or, what if one of you comes down with a serious or eventually fatal illness?

What if you experience the loss of a child together?

What if there is a case of infidelity, but the partner is genuinely remorseful and wants to work on the marriage?

Or, what if the image you had for your life and your marriage is changed in an instant?

These are some deep questions to ask and be honest with ourselves about.

In search of some inspiration?

Here are several marriage quotes, marriage sayings, and marriage proverbs that might help give us some much-needed perspective and encouragement.

What is the best quotes for marriage?

If you’re looking for the best quotes about marriage, this is a great place to begin.

1. “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

2. “There is no remedy for love but to love more.” — Henry David Thoreau

3. “Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up.” — Joseph Barth

4. “Love is not something you feel. It is something you do.” — David Wilkerson

5. “I first learned the concept of nonviolence in my marriage.” — Gandhi

6. “If I get married, I want to be very married.” — Audrey Hepburn

7. “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” — Mignon McLoughlin

8. “My husband and I have never considered divorce… murder sometimes, but never divorce.” — Joyce Brothers

9. “The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” — Theodore Hesburgh

10. “A good husband makes a good wife.” — John Florio

Marriage Quotes About Teamwork

Enjoy these great marriage advice quotes whether you are currently married or plan to marry someday.

11. “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.” — Sam Levenson

12. “Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that’s a real treat.” — Joanne Woodward

13. “A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ come together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” — Dave Meur

14. “To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.” — Lao Tzu

15. “The great secret of successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.” — Sir Harold George Nicolson

16. “Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” — I Corinthians 13:7

17. “What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.” — Leo Tolstoy

18. “Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are.” — Will Ferrell

19. “Now there is no more loneliness, for each of you will be companion for the other. / Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you. / Go now to your dwelling place to begin the days of your life together. / May your days together be good and long upon the earth.” — Apache Blessing

Inspirational marriage quotes for him and her

Marriage is the ultimate commitment; any advice you can get will be helpful in this relationship.

20. “When a wife has a good husband, it is easily seen in her face.” — Goethe

21. “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” — Robert Quillen

22. “I didn’t marry you because you were perfect; I didn’t even marry you because I loved you. I married you because you gave me a promise. That promise made up for your faults. And the promise I gave you made up for mine. Two imperfect people got married, and it was the promise that made the marriage. ” — Thornton Wilder

23. “The goal in marriage is not to think alike, but to think together.” — Robert C. Dodds

24. “Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.” — Simone Signoret

25. “Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.” — Tom Mullen

26. “There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye, keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.” — Homer

27. “I got gaps; you got gaps; we fill each other’s gaps.” — Rocky

28. “You come to love not by finding the right person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.” — Sam Keen

29. “You make me happier than I ever thought I could be, and if you let me, I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you feel the same way.” — Chandler proposing to Monica on ‘Friends’

Funny Marriage Quotes About Communication

Good communication is essential to a good and healthy marriage.

30. “As for his secret to staying married: ‘My wife tells me that if I ever decide to leave, she is coming with me.’” — Jon Bon Jovi

31. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” — Henry Ford

32. “Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.” — Oscar Wilde

33. “There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.” — Martin Luther

34. “One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall back in love again.” — Judith Viorst

35. “Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.” — Mark Twain

36. “More marriages might survive if the partners realize that sometimes, the better comes after the worse.” — Doug Larson

Marriage quotes about happiness and positivity

Marriage is the most important contract you will enter, so take advice from wise and experienced people, as shared in these Marriage Advice Quotes.

37. “Happily ever after is not a fairy tale. It’s a choice.” — Fawn Weaver

38. “The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they’re right if you love to be with them all the time.” — Julia Child

39. “A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.” — Andre Maurois

40. “Health is the first wealth, the second one is the happy marriage.” — Unknown

41. “Ultimately, my greatest achievement is maintaining my career while sustaining a happy marriage and kids.” — Melina Kanakaredes

42. “We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” — Frederick Keonig

43. “A happy marriage is the world’s best bargain.” — O.A. Battista

44. “Marriage is getting to have a sleepover with your best friend every night of the week.” — Christie Cook

45. “A marriage is a gift. It should be opened up and enjoyed.” — Greg Evans

46. “Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.” — Franz Schubert

Positive marriage quotes

While lots of people speak negatively about marriage and relationships, these quotes will give you a more positive perspective on marriage.

47. “Marriage is a commitment- a decision to do, all through life, that which will express your love for one’s spouse.” — Herman H. Kieval

48. “To get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with.” — Mark Twain

49. “Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.” — Martin Luther

50. “Any good marriage is secret territory, a necessary white space on society’s map. What others don’t know about it is what makes it yours.” — Stephen King, Bag of Bones

51. “People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked.” — Paul Newman

52. “To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.” — Fred Rogers

53. “Marriage provides the solace of worked-on friendship and the joy of being known profoundly.” — Imogen Stubbs

54. “The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.” — William Lyon Phelps

Beautiful marriage quotes

Enjoy the beauty and wisdom of the following quotes for husbands and wives.

55. “In every good marriage, it helps to be a little deaf.” — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

56. “When we got married, I told my wife, ‘If you leave me, I’m going with you.’ And she never did.” — James Fineous McBride

57. “To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, shut up.” — Ogden Nash

58. “True love is inexhaustible. The more you give, the more you have.” — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

59. “Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterward.” – Benjamin Franklin

60. “Marriage is like a phone call in the night: first the ring, and then you wake up.” — Evelyn Hendrick

61. “A good marriage is where both people feel like they’re getting the better end of the deal.” ― Anne Lamott

62. Marriage is a huge investment of time, of energy, and of emotion. Protect and keep contributing to your investment.” ― Karen Gordon

Inspirational marriage quotes

Find motivation to make your marriage the best it can be in the following quotes.

63. “Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day.” ― Barbara De Angelis

64. “Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.” ― St. Jerome

65. “I know enough to know that no woman should ever marry a man who hated his mother.” ― Martha Gellhorn

66. “The older theory was marry an older man because they’re more mature. But the new theory is men don’t mature. Marry a younger one.”— Rita Rudner

67. “By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.” ― Socrates

68. “Marriage is a form of discipline involving two people committing to a certain lifestyle and set of boundaries.” ― David Khalil

69. “Marriage, at its core, is all about respect for the other person – and respect goes both ways.” ― Dr. Kevin Leman

70. “Marriage, like a submarine, is only safe if you get all the way inside.” ― Frank Pittman

Marriage quotes to strengthen your bond

Grow closer to your spouse with the following quotes.

71. “My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.” ― Winston Churchill

72. “In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” ― Caroline Kennedy

73. “Husband and wife relationships are like the relationship of Tom and Jerry. Though they are teasing and fighting, but can’t live without each other.” ― Unknown

74. “The great marriages are partnerships. It can’t be a great marriage without being a partnership.” ― Helen Mirren

75. “A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.” ― Pearl S. Buck

76. “Experts on romance say for a happy marriage, there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.” ― Marilyn Monroe

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77. “My husband has made me laugh. Wiped my tears. Hugged me tight. Watched me succeed. Seen me fail. Kept me strong. My husband is a promise that I will have a friend forever.” ― Unknown

78. “Marriage is not about age; it’s about finding the right person.” ― Sophia Bush

79. “There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.” ― Menander

80. “Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it.” ― Boris Pasternak

81. “The secret to a happy marriage is if you can be at peace with someone within four walls if you are content because the one you love is near to you, either upstairs or downstairs, or in the same room, and you feel that warmth that you don’t find very often, then that is what love is all about.” ― Bruce Forsyth

82. “Don’t ever stop dating your wife, and don’t ever stop flirting with your husband.” ― Unknown

83. “May this marriage be full of laughter, our every day in paradise.” ― Rumi

84. “A good marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” ― Ruth Bell Graham

85. “A great marriage isn’t something that just happens; it’s something that must be created.” ― Fawn Weaver

Other marriage quotes and sayings

You can never learn too much about the most important relationship in your life.

86. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” ― Jane Austen

87. “Marriage can wait, education cannot.” ― Khaled Hosseini

88. When in a relationship, a real man doesn’t make his woman jealous of others; he makes others jealous of his woman.” ― Steve Maraboli

89. You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert

90. “The only way love can last a lifetime is if it’s unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.” ― Stephen Kendrick

91. The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.” ― Gabriel García Márquez

92. “Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.” ― Mae West

93. Marrying means to halve one’s rights and double one’s duties.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer

94. “Love is an act of endless forgiveness; a tender look which becomes a habit.” ― Peter Ustinov

95. “Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.” ― Hendrik Hertzberg

Marriage quotes that will make you appreciate your spouse

Focusing on the positive in your spouse and marriage can dramatically change your outlook on your relationship, as shown in the following quotes.

96. “Marriages are like fingerprints; each one is different, and each one is beautiful.” ― Maggie Reyes

97. “The difference between an ordinary marriage and an extraordinary marriage is in giving just a little ‘extra’ every day, as often as possible, for as long as we both shall live.” ― Fawn Weaver

98. “Marriage, ultimately, is the practice of becoming passionate friends.” ― Harville Hendrix

99. “What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent, unspeakable memories at the moment of the last parting.” ― George Eliot

100. “Show me a man who is smiling from ear-to-ear and living a beautiful life, and I’ll show you a man who is grateful for what he has and utterly in love with his wife.” ― Fawn Weaver

101. “Marriage: If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it… It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by.” ― F. Burton Howard

102. “We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. So we just had a good time.” ― Julia Child

103. “Your marriage is a glorious bond, but don’t take it as an easy task. It is meant to be worked upon – similar to all of your other relationships.” ―Raymond Eido

104. “Marriage is a gift from God to us. The quality of our marriage is our gift back to him.” ― L. Whitney Clayton

Short but Meaningful Marriage Quotes

Quotes don’t have to be long to pack a punch of insight.

Enjoy and learn from the following quotes about marriage and love.

105. “Marriage is a mosaic you build with your spouse. Millions of tiny moments that create your love story.” ― Jennifer Smith

106. “An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband.” ― Booth Tarkington

107. “A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.” ― Michel de Montaigne

108. “My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife, you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” ― Socrates

109. “My wife is my soul mate. I can’t imagine being without her.” ― Matt Damon

110. “Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.” ― Ambrose Bierce

111. “Love is moral even without legal marriage, but marriage is immoral without love.” ― Ellen Key

112. “When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you’re sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.” ― Joseph Campbell

113. “Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die.” ― Johnny Carson

114. “Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn’t even have when you were on your own.” ― Eddie Cantor

115. “Marriage should be a duet – when one sings, the other claps.” ― Joe Murray

Insightful Marriage Quotes

Continue gaining knowledge to make your marriage great in the following quotes.

116. “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” ― The Beatles

117. “Love is a lot like a backache. It doesn’t show up on X-rays, but you know it’s there.” ― George Burns

118. “Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the sense.” ― Lao Tzu

119. “At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.” ― Plato

120. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream; not only plan but also believe.” ― Anatole France

121. “…true love is never blind, but rather brings an added light.” ― Phoebe Cary

122. “True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

123. “If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me.” ― Led Zeppelin

124. “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” ― Aristotle

125. “Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry, and makes it easier to swallow.” ― Diane Johnson

Marriage Quotes To Make Your Union Last Long

These quotes will encourage you to push through the challenging times in marriage.

126. “A marriage doesn’t have to be perfect, but you can be perfect for each other.” — Jessica Simpson

127. “I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” — Rita Rudner

128. “If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.” ― Michel de Montaigne

129. “Become the kind of person the kind of person you would like to marry would like to marry.” ― Douglas Wilson

130. “My wife and I tried to have breakfast together, but we had to stop, or our marriage would have been wrecked.” ― Winston S. Churchill

131. “Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.” ― Elizabeth Peters

132. “Marriage is about compromise; it’s about doing something for the other person, even when you don’t want to.” ― Nicholas Sparks

133. “Marriage becomes hard work once you have poured the entirety of your life’s expectations for happiness into the hands of one mere person. Keeping that going is hard work.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert

134. “Marriage is a partnership, not a democracy.” ― Nicholas Sparks

135. “Compromise, communicate, and never go to bed angry – the three pieces of advice gifted and regifted to all newlyweds.” ― Gillian Flynn

Marriage Quotes To Withstand the Challenges

The marriage advice quotes below will help you build a lasting relationship with our spouse.

136. “Marriage is another momentous life change. Choose right, and it might be the most positive decision you ever make.” — Patrick Foley

137. “In other relationships, people are different entities, but in marriage, the couple is considered as one. This is what makes marriage a different kind of bond.” — Mark McGrann

138. “In the art of marriage, the little things are the big things.” — Wilfred Peterson

139. “Simply put, a marriage is not a marriage without the existence of two individuals who promised to love each other.” — Jessica Gardner

140. “Then if marriage is not a contract, what is it? It is an unconditional commitment into which a man and woman enter for life.” — H. Norman Wright

141. “Marriage is a beautiful relationship that unifies two individuals, binding them together through their commitment.” — Jennifer Smith

143. “Marriage is about being a team.” — Elijah Davidson

143. “If there is any skill needed by both persons in a marriage, it is the skill of listening.” — John Savage

144. “When two people become one flesh by way of marriage, it is not only their hearts that are united, but their minds and souls as well.” — Julie Donner Andersen

145. “No matter what the two of you have to face, it is possible to get through it together as long as you both have confidence in the marriage and in one another.”— Tyler Green

Marriage Quotes To Help Couples Live Happily Ever After

Happily ever after doesn’t have to be only for fairy tales.

146. “Marriage: a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters written in prose.” — Beverley Nichols

147. “Marriage, to women as to men, must be a luxury, not a necessity; an incident of life, not all of it.” — Susan B. Anthony

148. “I think long-lasting, healthy relationships are more important than the idea of marriage. At the root of every successful marriage is a strong partnership.” — Carson Daly

149. “Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquility of a lovely sunset.” — Ann Landers

150. “Marriage is a risk; I think it’s a great and glorious risk, as long as you embark on the adventure in the same spirit.” — Cate Blanchett

151. “The grass is greener where you water it.” — Neil Barringham

152. “When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

153. “This is what marriage really means: helping one another to reach the full status of being persons, responsible beings who do not run away from life.” — Paul Tournier

154. “Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them.” — Ogden Nash

155. “Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.” — Joyce Brothers

Inspirational marriage advice quotes

There is no such thing as too much marriage advice for new couples and even those who have been married for years.

156. “A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning.” — Honore de Balzac

157. “Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic—you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner.” — Jerry Seinfeld

158. “I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect, and I loved you even more.” — Angelita Lim

159. “Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate.” — Barnett Brickner

160. “Even if we disagree about everything, we can still be kind to each other.” — Mathew L Jacobson

161. “In marriage, it is never about not falling; it is always about getting back up.” — Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

162. “Marriage is meant to keep people together, not just when things are good, but particularly when they are not. That’s why we take marriage vows, not wishes.” — Ngina Otiende

163. “A one flesh marriage consists of a husband and wife each giving 100% rather than 50/50.” — Jolene Engle

164. “Great marriages are contagious; if you want a great marriage, surround yourself with couples who have one.” — Mark and Laquilla Lane

What did you think of these marriage quotes?

How often in life do we find that the greatest rewards are just after the point when we almost give up?

If you are willing to work hard and not give up on love, you may find greater rewards than you had ever imagined.

Marriage is work; there’s no denying that.

But if both parties are willing to commit and stay committed, it’s a partnership that will last while the partners grow old together.

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