"Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind."

Eastman, Max | Emotions | 1 bookmarks

"Examine what is said, not him who speaks."

Proverb, Arabian | Candor | 6 bookmarks

"Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for their beauty."

Radcliffe, Timothy | Celibacy | 3 bookmarks

"In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in the other who may erupt again. We are not ridiculous to ourselves. We are ageless. That is the luxury of the wedding ring."

Bagnold, Enid | Marriage | 4 bookmarks

"Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known."

Ford, Richard | Marriage | 4 bookmarks

"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 | Marriage | 4 bookmarks

"A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short."

Maurois, Andre | Marriage | 7 bookmarks

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

McLaughlin, Mignon | Marriage | 4 bookmarks

"To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the wedding cup, whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're right, shut up."

Nash, Ogden | Marriage | 4 bookmarks

"The best friend is likely to acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is based on the talent for friendship."

Nietzsche, Friedrich | Marriage | 5 bookmarks