Marriage Vows – Quotes

Fidelity to one’s marriage

Fidelity to one’s marriage vows is absolutely essential for love, trust and peace Ezra Taft Benson

I love thee freely,

I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use Elizabeth Barrett Browning

And if God choose

And if God choose I shall but love thee better after death. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The secret to having

The secret to having a good marriage is to understand that marriage must be total, it must be permanent, and it must be equal. Frank Pittman

Political promises are much

Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten. Dick Gregory

I am a good

I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make my marriage vows mean what they say. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. Anna Quindlen

Now you will feel

Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth for the other. Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two persons, but there … Read more

What do marriage vows

What do marriage vows show? They show that you may want to separate sometime in the future. If there is love between two people, the thought of taking vows never arises. This is only an indication of the absence of love. People do not marry out of love; they marry out of fear. If there … Read more

Marriage is a call

Marriage is a call to die [to self]… Christian marriage vows are the inception of a lifelong practice of death, of giving over not only all you have, but all you are. Is this a grim gallows call? Not at all! It is no more grim than dying to self and following Christ. In fact, those who lovingly die for their [spouses] are those who know the most joy, have the most fulfilling marriages, and experience the most love.
R. Kent Hughes