235 Marriage Quotes to Strengthen Your Bond
No matter if you’re newlyweds or long-term marital love birds, it’s always inspiring to reminisce on the bond of married life.
If you’re in a romantic mood, we’ve rounded up some of the best marriage quotes to have you and your partner smiling like high school sweethearts! So if you’re looking for some happy married life quotes or want a giggle about the ups and downs of marital bliss — we’ve got a few words of wisdom for you.
From classic to contemporary love quotes about marriage, look no further for a bit of inspiration when your next big anniversary looms — or even if you hit a rough patch and need a reminder of how good you have it!
What is the best quote for marriage?
People spend years daydreaming about their wedding day but what about all the lifetime that awaits you and your loved one after you walk down the aisle?
Married couples may not always be guaranteed a walk in the park, but it’s an incredible feeling to know that you have your partner by your side — no matter what happens. While wedding quotes and anniversary quotes can provide the perfect inspiration for cards or Instagram captions, the best quotes about marriage focus on that bond with your partner.
So, have your tissues at the ready, because these quotes might make you and your loved one well up!
Classic marriage quotes
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." — Audrey Hepburn
"Marriage is the golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is Eternity." — Kahlil Gibran
"Marriage is not about finding a person you can live with, it's about finding the person you can't live without." — Rafael Ortiz
"Where there is love there is life." — Mahatma Gandhi
"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
"Marriage is a mosaic you build with your spouse. Millions of tiny moments that create your love story." — Jennifer Smith
"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing." — Mignon McLaughlin
"A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences." — Dave Meurer
"There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage." — Martin Luther
"The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness." — William Saroyan
"Marriage, at its core, is all about respect for the other person – and respect goes both ways." — Dr. Kevin Leman
"A good marriage is one where each partner secretly suspects they got the better deal." — Unknown
"Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it." — Boris Pasternak
"The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds – they mature slowly." — Peter De Vries
"Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution." — Mae West
"Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century." — Mark Twain
"Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will find solid happiness." — Benjamin Franklin
"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
"Marriage is a commitment- a decision to do, all through life, that which will express your love for one's spouse." — Herman H. Kieval
"Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." — Franklin P. Jones
"To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with." — Mark Twain
"A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short." — Andre Maurois
"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
"Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up." — Joseph Barth
"The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage." — William Lyon Phelps
"Marriage is a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose." — Beverley Nichols
"Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience." — Oscar Wilde
"An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband." — Booth Tarkington
"Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threaded, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years." — Simone Signoret
"Marriage: a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters written in prose." — Beverley Nichols
"You don’t marry someone you can live with – you marry someone you cannot live without." — Unknown
"Marriage is like a fine wine, if tended properly, it just gets better with age." — Unknown
"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." — Mignon McLaughlin
"They say it takes a village to raise a child. That may be the case, but the truth is that it takes a lot of solid, stable marriages to create a village." — Diane Sollee
"The longest sentence you can form with two words is: I do." — H. L. Mencken
"Marriages, like a garden, take time to grow. But the harvest is rich unto those who patiently and tenderly care for the ground." —Darlene Schacht
"Marriage: Love is the reason. Lifelong friendship is a gift. Kindness is the cause. Til’ death do us part is the length." — Fawn Weaver
"There is no such cozy combination as man and wife." — Menander
"A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude." — Rainer Maria Rilke
"The best marriages are built on teamwork, mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace." — Fawn Weaver
"Marriage is a partnership in which each inspires the other, and brings fruition to both of you." — Millicent Carey McIntosh
"What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility." — Leo Tolstoy
"A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers." — Robert Quillen
"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
"Marriage is like watching the color of leaves in the fall; ever changing and more stunningly beautiful with each passing day." — Fawn Weaver
"The art of marriage is not only marrying the right person, it is being the right partner." — Anthea Turner
"In marriage, each partner is to be an encourager rather than a critic, a forgiver rather than a collector of hurts, an enabler rather than a reformer." — H. Norman Wright
"Any good marriage is a secret territory, a necessary white space on society’s map. What others don’t know about it is what makes it yours." — Stephen King
"A great marriage isn’t something that just happens; it’s something that must be created." — Fawn Weaver
"In the opinion of the world, marriage ends all, as it does in a comedy. The truth is precisely the opposite: it begins all." — Anne Swetchine
Contemporary quotes on marriage
"Marriage is a journey of discovery that is best navigated together." — Unknown
"True love in marriage is about knowing your partner's flaws and loving them even more for them." — Unknown
"In marriage, the little things are the big things. It's about being kind, giving each other room to grow." — Unknown
"The beauty of marriage is not always seen from the very beginning—but rather as love grows and develops over time." — Fawn Weaver
"Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end." — Alphonse Karr
"Every good marriage is based on an awful lot of separation." — Unknown
"A happy marriage is a selfless journey in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own." — George & Yvonne Levy
"The goal in marriage is not to think alike, but to think together." — Robert C. Dodds
"Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get, it’s something you do." — Barbara De Angelis
"Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate." — Barnett R. Brickner
"Marriage, ultimately, is the practice of becoming passionate friends." — Harville Hendrix
"The best marriages are those where both partners feel like the lucky one." — Unknown
"Marriage is a commitment to learning to care for one another in mutually fulfilling ways." — Dr. David Ferguson
"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
"A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences." — Dave Meurer
"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
"Marriage is a gift from God to us. The quality of our marriage is our gift to Him." — Eleanor Powell
"Marriage: a bond of love and hate, challenges and rewards, laughter, and tears, shared with the person you call your best friend." — Unknown
"The greatest marriages are built on teamwork, mutual respect, and a healthy dose of admiration." — Unknown
"Marriage is sharing your life with your best friend, enjoying the journey along the way, and arriving at every destination together." — Fawn Weaver
"Love may be blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener." — Paula Deen
"Marriage is not 50-50; divorce is 50-50. Marriage has to be 100-100. It isn't dividing everything in half, but giving everything you've got!" — Dave Willis
"A good marriage is the union of two good forgivers." — Ruth Bell Graham
"Marriage does not guarantee you will be together forever, it's only paper. It takes love, respect, trust, understanding, friendship, and faith in your relationship to make it last." — Unknown
"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
"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
"You don't marry one person; you marry three: the person you think they are, the person they are, and the person they are going to become as a result of being married to you." — Richard Needham
"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
"A happy marriage is a long conversation that always seems too short." — André Maurois
"Marriage, to women as to men, must be a luxury, not a necessity; an incident of life, not all of it." — Susan B. Anthony
"Marriages are like fingerprints; each one is different and each one is beautiful." — Maggie Reyes
"Marriage is a matter of more than just love. It's a matter of respect, compromise, trust, and commonality of interests." — Unknown
"The best time to love with your whole heart is always now, in this moment, because no breath beyond the current is promised." — Fawn Weaver
"In marriage, when we honor and celebrate each other, we’re freed up to be the best people we can be." — Dr. Sue Johnson
"The greatest gift you can give your spouse is your own happiness." — Esther Perel
"Every marriage is unique, but the most beautiful ones are those where the love is evident in every action." — Unknown
"Marriage is our society’s most pro-child institution. If you want kids to do well, then you want marriage to do well." — David Blankenhorn
"Marriage is not a love affair, it’s an ordeal. It is a religious exercise, a sacrament, the grace of participating in another life." — Joseph Campbell
"Marriage is getting to have a sleepover with your best friend every night of the week." — Christie Cook
"A happy marriage is a selfless journey in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own." — George & Yvonne Levy
"The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. It's the ones that become the friendships that last." — Unknown
"Marriage is not about age; it's about finding the right person." — Sophia Bush
"A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences." — Dave Meurer
"Marriage is a dance between two people, to a song they hold in their hearts, whose melody may at times be a whisper yet never fades away." — Larry James
"Marriage, like a submarine, is only safe if you get all the way inside." — Frank Pittman
"Your marriage vows are most important in those moments when they are most difficult to keep." — Dave Willis
"Marriage is not just spiritual communion; it is also remembering to take out the trash." — Dr. Joyce Brothers
"The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again." — Barbara De Angelis
"The best love is the one that makes you a better person, without changing you into someone other than yourself." — Unknown
"Marriage stands as a testament to life's most fulfilling moments, where shared dreams intertwine and grow, creating a tapestry of love and mutual respect." — Unknown
Funny marriage quotes
"Marriage is like a deck of cards. In the beginning, all you need is two hearts and a diamond. By the end, you might want a club and a spade." — Unknown
"Marriage is when your spouse tells you something you already know but in a tone of voice you've never heard before." — Unknown
"My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met." — Rodney Dangerfield
"Marriage is a workshop... where the husband works and the wife shops." — Unknown
"The four most important words in any marriage: 'I'll do the dishes.'" — Unknown
"In my house, I'm the boss. My wife is just the decision maker." — Woody Allen
"Marriage is like a phone call in the night: first the ring, and then you wake up." — Evelyn Hendrickson
"I married Mr. Right. I just didn’t know his first name was 'Always'." — Unknown
"Some mornings I wake up grumpy. Other days, I let her sleep." — Unknown
"An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." — Agatha Christie
"Marriage is like a walk in the park. Jurassic Park." — Unknown
"They say opposites attract. If that's the case, my wife and I should have been magnets." — Unknown
"Marriage is a relationship where one person is always right, and the other is the husband." — Unknown
"Before marriage, I didn’t know there were as many ways to do dishes wrong." — Unknown
"A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong." — Milton Berle
"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes." — Jim Carrey
"My wife tells me I can be a real challenge. I told her, 'I'm not a challenge, I'm a limited edition.'" — Unknown
"In marriage, being right is not as important as being happy together. That's why she's always right." — Unknown
"Why buy a book when you can join a library?" — Ricky Gervais on marriage
"Marriage is a bond between a person who never remembers anniversaries and another who never forgets them." — Unknown
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now change your Facebook status." — Unknown
"My husband and I have never considered divorce... murder sometimes, but never divorce." — Dr. Joyce Brothers
"A sure sign of a man's strength is how gently he loves his wife." — Unknown
"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
"The best way to get your husband to do something is to suggest he’s too old to do it." — Unknown
"Marriage is a bond where one person is always right and the other is the husband." — Unknown
"When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife." — Prince Philip
"You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to." — Henny Youngman
"I thought I was stupid until I got married. My stupidity was confirmed." — Unknown
"Marriage is a give and take. You’d better give it to her or she’ll take it anyway." — Joey Adams
"Marriage is like vitamins: we supplement each other's minimum daily requirements." — Kathy Mohnke
"In my house, I'm the boss, my wife is just the decision maker." — Woody Allen
"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, with the same person, and always with background music." — Unknown
"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight." — Phyllis Diller
"My wife dresses to kill. She cooks the same way." — Henny Youngman
"The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret." — Henny Youngman
"Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them." — Ogden Nash
"Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are." — Will Ferrell
"Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway." — Joey Adams
"My wife is great at multitasking. She can be mad at me for five different things at the same time." — Unknown
"A husband is someone who, after taking the trash out, gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house." — Unknown
"If you want your wife to listen to you, then talk to another woman; she will be all ears." — Sigmund Freud
"The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once." — H.V. Prochnow
"When a girl marries, she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one." — Helen Rowland
"The most effective way to remember your wedding anniversary is to forget it once." — Unknown
"A husband is someone who after taking the trash out, gives the impression that he just cleaned the whole house." — Unknown
"Marriage is a workshop where the husband works and the wife shops." — Unknown
"Marriage is a romance in which the hero dies in the first chapter." — Unknown
"In my house, the best way to get attention is to talk to someone else." — Unknown
"Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy." — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wisdom quotes about marriage
"Marriage is not just spiritual communion; it involves hard work, patience, and understanding." — Unknown
"In marriage, strive to be the first to apologize and the last to blame." — Unknown
"A good marriage is built on the foundation of trust, honesty, and mutual respect." — Unknown
"The strength of a marriage isn’t reflected in the good times; it’s the enduring the storms together." — Unknown
"Marriage is a partnership where both parties often have to compromise without feeling compromised." — Unknown
"True marital bliss doesn't come from finding the perfect partner, but through being the perfect partner." — Unknown
"In marriage, the little things are the big things. It's never being too old to hold hands." — Unknown
"A strong marriage rarely has two strong people at the same time. It is a husband and wife taking turns being strong for each other." — Unknown
"Marriage is not just about living with your love but letting your love live in you." — Unknown
"Remember, in a marriage, 'Yours' and 'Mine' becomes 'Ours'." — Unknown
"Marriage is not only about finding the right partner but also being one." — Unknown
"The beauty of marriage is not always visible from the start but grows over time with understanding and patience." — Unknown
"In every disagreement in marriage, remember this one important truth: My spouse is my partner, not my enemy." — Unknown
"Listening is often the only thing needed to help someone feel understood in a marriage." — Unknown
"Marriage is not about happily ever after. It’s about working together to create happy moments." — Unknown
"The key to a strong marriage is the ability to give each other the benefit of doubt." — Unknown
"In a marriage, you don’t give up when things get tough; you work harder." — Unknown
"Every successful marriage is built on countless sacrifices, big and small, recognized and unnoticed." — Unknown
"In marriage, love is a verb, an action word. It's more than just a feeling; it's a doing word." — Unknown
"Marriage is a journey of growth, where you learn to love more deeply, forgive more easily, and share more openly." — Unknown
"Respect in marriage is as crucial as love, and it's mutual." — Unknown
"Marriage is a tapestry woven from your lives together, with threads of love, understanding, and shared experiences." — Unknown
"Remember, marriage is a commitment to support each other in not just good times but also in challenging moments." — Unknown
"A marriage thrives when the couple works together as a team; when both husband and wife decide that winning together is more important than keeping score." — Unknown
"Good marriages don’t just happen; they are a product of hard work, patience, and perseverance." — Unknown
"In marriage, patience is not just the ability to wait, but the ability to maintain a good attitude while waiting." — Unknown
"Marriage teaches you loyalty, patience, understanding, and a couple of other things you wouldn’t need if you’d stayed single." — Unknown
"The beauty of marriage is that it allows you to grow up with your best friend." — Unknown
"Marriage is a lifelong course in learning to be unselfish." — Unknown
"Communication is the lifeline of any marriage. It’s the way you learn, solve problems, and grow together." — Unknown
"In marriage, love is not about looking at each other, but looking in the same direction together." — Unknown
"A successful marriage is not the union of two perfect people, but two imperfect people who accept the beauty of each other's flaws." — Unknown
"Forgiveness in marriage is a critical component of a lasting relationship." — Unknown
"Compromise, communication, and consistency are the keys to a happy marriage." — Unknown
"The best marriages are those where each partner continuously works on understanding and responding to the other's needs." — Unknown
"In marriage, don’t just be partners in love, but also allies in growth and development." — Unknown
"A marriage without challenges is like an ocean without waves; it’s the challenges that make it beautiful." — Unknown
"Every day in a marriage is a new opportunity to love, understand, and be patient with your partner." — Unknown
"Marriage is the art of two people journeying through life as one while maintaining their individual identities." — Unknown
"In marriage, every conflict is an opportunity to learn more about your partner and grow closer." — Unknown
"A strong marriage requires two people who choose to love each other even on those days when they struggle to like each other." — Unknown
"In marriage, the best thing you can hold onto in life is each other." — Unknown
"Marriage is not about having a partner to sleep with, it's about having a partner to wake up to every morning." — Unknown
"Marriage is about finding the balance between unity and individuality, togetherness and independence." — Unknown
"In a marriage, always remember to say 'I love you' and 'I’m sorry' with equal sincerity." — Unknown
"Marriage is a lifelong dance of give and take, speak and listen, compromise and adjust." — Unknown
"A happy marriage is built on the daily acts of kindness, understanding, and love." — Unknown
"In marriage, remember that your spouse is your greatest strength and your ultimate teammate." — Unknown
"The success of a marriage comes not in finding the right person, but in being the right person for your spouse." — Unknown
"Marriage is an adventure, where every day is a chance to fall in love all over again with your partner." — Unknown
Love and marriage quotes
"Love in marriage is a dance of understanding, patience, and endless affection." — Unknown
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” — Dr. Seuss
"The heart of marriage is memories; love is the photographer." — Unknown
"In marriage, love is the thread that weaves through every day and every challenge." — Unknown
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” — Lao Tzu
"Marriage is the harmonious union of two hearts beating as one." — Unknown
"Love doesn’t make a marriage; it’s the daily commitment to each other that builds a marriage." — Unknown
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses." — Lao Tzu
"Marriage is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity." — Unknown
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” — Maya Angelou
“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.” —Meg Ryan as Sally Albright in When Harry Met Sally
"In the music of life, love is the melody and marriage is the rhythm." — Unknown
"Marriage is not about finding someone to live with, it's about finding someone you cannot imagine living without." — Unknown
"Love in marriage is a journey of constant learning, sharing, and growing together." — Unknown
"In marriage, love is a flame that is rekindled every day through small acts of kindness." — Unknown
"My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me." — Winston Churchill
"Marriage is the union of two souls fueled by love and respect for each other." — Unknown
"In marriage, love is the beacon that guides through the darkest of times." — Unknown
"I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough." — Nicholas Sparks
“I love you not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you.” — Roy Croft
“We fight like cats and dogs, but never stay mad for long. I was lucky to find him, he is in every way, my soulmate.” — Carnie Wilson
"Every love story is beautiful, but our marriage is my favorite." — Unknown
“Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.” — Tom Mullen
"When a marriage works, nothing on Earth can take its place." — Helen Gahagan Douglas
“Every heart sings a song, incomplete until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” — Plato
"Love is the essence of marriage, and marriage is the test of true love." — Unknown
"Marriage is the garden where love flowers and grows." — Unknown
"In marriage, love is the foundation and the strength that holds everything together." — Unknown
“Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.” — Franz Schubert
"Love in marriage is not just about feeling love but showing it every day in every way." — Unknown
“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow—this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
"In a good marriage, love is a renewable resource that never runs out." — Unknown
"Marriage is love personified, where each day is a new canvas to paint with colors of love." — Unknown
"Love is the eternal flame that lights the heart of every marriage." — Unknown
“We loved a love that was more than love.” — Edgar Allan Poe
