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
Marriage Quotes
These 6 quotes on marriage come straight from the QuotePlace collection — lines by poets, philosophers, leaders and artists across the centuries. Open any card to read the quote on its own page and meet the author behind it.
Marriage is like a besieged fortress: those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out.Qian Zhongshu
I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.Elizabeth I
I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.Elizabeth I
I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains…Marie Antoinette
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.Friedrich Nietzsche