Marriage is a beautiful new start to everyone’s life, but sometimes it comes with a lot of challenges not only love and laughter. Whether you’re just married or have been married to each other for decades, the right word at the right moments can inspire, uplift, or remind you why you chose each other. That’s why we’ve collected 175 marriage quotes to strengthen your relationship.
Love & Commitment Quotes
The Foundation of Marriage
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin
“Marriage is not about age; it’s about finding the right person.” – Sophia Bush
“Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do.” – Barbara De Angelis
“A strong marriage requires two people who choose to love each other even on those days when they struggle to like each other.” – Unknown
“To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that’s everything.” – T. Tolis
“The greatest marriages are built on teamwork. Mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace.” – Fawn Weaver
“A good marriage is where both people feel like they’re getting the better end of the deal.” – Anne Lamott
“Marriage is the golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is eternity.” – Kahlil Gibran
“Happily ever after is not a fairy tale. It’s a choice.” – Fawn Weaver
“The beauty of marriage is not always seen from the very beginning—but rather as love grows and develops over time.” – Fawn Weaver
“Marriage is a commitment, not just an agreement. It’s about choosing each other, again and again.” – Unknown
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn
“To get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with.” – Mark Twain
“A good marriage is not about perfection, it’s about making it through imperfections together.” – Unknown
“Love doesn’t consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Commitment Through the Years
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn
“A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” – Dave Meurer
“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” – Ruth Bell Graham
“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” – Sam Keen
“In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.” – Mignon McLaughlin
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Nat King Cole
“Love is an endless act of forgiveness. Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.” – Maya Angelou
“The goal in marriage is not to think alike, but to think together.” – Robert C. Dodds
“When we commit to love, we commit to each other’s growth.” – Unknown
“Marriage is not about finding someone you can live with; it’s about finding someone you can’t live without.” – Unknown
“A marriage filled with laughter is a marriage built to last.” – Unknown
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Happily ever after is possible when you work on it every single day.” – Unknown
“A great marriage isn’t something that just happens; it’s something that must be created.” – Fawn Weaver
Trust & Communication Quotes
The Heart of a Strong Marriage
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication.” – Stephen R. Covey
“The greatest marriages are built on teamwork. A mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace.” – Fawn Weaver
“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.” – Donald Miller
“The secret to a happy marriage is communication, forgiveness, and a little bit of mystery.” – 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 marriage, when we honor and celebrate each other, we’re freed up to be the best people we can be.” – Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott
“A strong marriage isn’t about perfection, it’s about two people who refuse to give up on each other.” – Unknown
“The success of marriage comes not in finding the ‘right’ person, but in the ability of both partners to adjust to the real person they inevitably realize they married.” – John Fischer
“Happiness in marriage is a moment-by-moment choice. A decision to love, forgive, grow, and appreciate your partner.” – Unknown
“Marriage is not about finding a person you can live with, it’s about finding the person you can’t live without.” – Unknown
“Love in marriage is not about grand gestures, but in the daily acts of kindness and understanding.” – Unknown
“There’s no challenge strong enough to break a marriage built on trust, love, and mutual respect.” – Unknown
“Marriage is the commitment to be each other’s safe place, no matter what life throws your way.” – Unknown
“Communication is the bridge that keeps love strong and unbreakable in marriage.” – Unknown
“A great marriage is made of two people who continuously choose each other, every single day.” – Unknown
Understanding Each Other
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” – Peter Drucker
“Your spouse should be your best friend, your biggest support, and your number one cheerleader.” – Unknown
“It’s not lack of love but lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Nat King Cole
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity.” – Roy T. Bennett
“A great marriage happens when two people refuse to give up on each other.” – Unknown
“When a relationship is built on understanding, no problem is too big to solve together.” – Unknown
“Marriage is not about looking at each other but looking together in the same direction.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Understanding is deeper than knowledge. There are many people who know you, but very few who understand you.” – Unknown
“A strong marriage is based on deep friendship, mutual understanding, and a shared vision for the future.” – Unknown
“The greatest gift you can give your spouse is your undivided attention and understanding.” – Unknown
“Love is not just about being there for the good times; it’s about standing together through the difficult times as well.” – Unknown
“The key to a strong marriage is to love without expectations and listen without interruptions.” – Unknown
“It’s the little things—small acts of kindness and understanding—that create a lifetime of happiness in marriage.” – Unknown
“Being married means learning how to read the unspoken words and feelings of your partner.” – Unknown
“Sometimes, love is simply about knowing when to listen and when to speak.” – Unknown
“In marriage, understanding is not about agreeing on everything, but about respecting differences and finding a common path forward.” – Unknown
“A healthy marriage is one where both partners feel heard, valued, and deeply understood.” – Unknown
Romantic & Sweet Marriage Quotes
Keeping Romance Alive
“I want all of my lasts to be with you.” – Unknown
“You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.” – Oscar Wilde
“Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.” – Robert Browning
“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. It’s all about how much you love each other every day.” – Unknown
“Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite.” – Unknown
“Kiss me. Hold me. Love me. Never let me go.” – Unknown
“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” – Elinor Glyn
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn
“I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” – Pablo Picasso
“I swear I couldn’t love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow.” – Leo Christopher
“The best love is the one that makes you a better person, without changing you into someone other than yourself.” – Unknown
“The simple things in love are the most extraordinary.” – Paulo Coelho
“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle
“The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.” – G.K. Chesterton
The Power of Small Acts of Love
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” – Winnie the Pooh
“It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing.” – Mother Teresa
“Do small things with great love.” – Unknown
“In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.” – Mignon McLaughlin
“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones
“A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.” – A.A. Milne
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – William Arthur Ward
“Sometimes, all someone needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.” – Unknown
“A simple ‘I love you’ means more than money.” – Frank Sinatra
“True love is found in the smallest of gestures—a kiss on the forehead, a soft touch, a reassuring glance.” – Unknown
“We can do no great things, only small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa
“One kind word can change someone’s entire day.” – Unknown
“Even the smallest act of love can create ripples that last forever.” – Unknown
“Appreciate the little things in your relationship, for one day you may realize they were the big things.” – Unknown
“Love is found in the effort we put into the little moments of life.” – Unknown
“It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.” – Unknown
“A gentle touch, a kind word, a thoughtful act—these are the secrets to a lasting love.” – Unknown
“It’s not the big things that make love last; it’s the little things done every day.” – Unknown
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions—especially the small ones.” – Dalai Lama
Overcoming Challenges Together
Facing Hard Times Hand in Hand
“A strong marriage is built on infinite patience, understanding, and a willingness to never give up.” – Unknown
“The best way to remember your anniversary is to forget it once.” – Ogden Nash
“Marriage lets you annoy one special person for the rest of your life.” – Unknown
“Never marry the one you can live with, marry the one you cannot live without.” – Unknown
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller
“The greatest marriages are not those that have no struggles, but those that, despite the struggles, choose to keep fighting for love.” – Unknown
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
“No relationship is all sunshine, but two people can share one umbrella and survive the storm together.” – Unknown
“A successful marriage isn’t about avoiding problems—it’s about facing them together with love and resilience.” – Unknown
“It’s not about having a perfect relationship. It’s about finding someone who matches your level of crazy and riding out the storms together.” – Unknown
“Sometimes the best way to solve problems is to sit down, hold hands, and just remember why you fell in love in the first place.” – Unknown
“There is no challenge strong enough to break a marriage when two hearts are committed to facing it together.” – Unknown
“When love is strong, no argument, setback, or distance can break what was meant to be.” – Unknown
“Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.” – Bob Riley
“It’s you and me against the world, always and forever.” – Unknown
Loyalty, Trust, and Lifelong Commitment
“The best proof of love is trust.” – Joyce Brothers
“A great marriage is built on honesty, trust, and endless commitment to each other.” – Unknown
“Without trust, there is no love. Without respect, there is no relationship.” – Unknown
“Loyalty isn’t gray. It’s black and white. You’re either loyal completely or not loyal at all.” – Sharnay
“A relationship without trust is like a car without gas—you can stay in it, but it won’t go anywhere.” – Unknown
“Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person.” – Unknown
“Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved.” – William P. Young
“The beauty of commitment is that it deepens love and strengthens trust.” – Unknown
“A successful marriage is built on trust, mutual respect, and an unbreakable bond of loyalty.” – Unknown
“True love stands by each other’s side on good days and stands even closer on bad days.” – Unknown
“A happy marriage isn’t about finding the right person. It’s about being the right person.” – Unknown
“Loyalty means I am with you whether you are winning or losing, whether life is easy or hard.” – Unknown
“A strong marriage requires loving your partner even in the moments when they don’t deserve it.” – Unknown
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.” – George MacDonald
“Loyalty is rare. If you find it, keep it.” – Unknown
“Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair.” – Unknown
“The best security a woman can have is knowing her man is loyal and honest.” – Unknown
“At the heart of a great marriage is a friendship built on loyalty and trust.” – Unknown
“I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over, without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat.” – Unknown
Extra Quotes!
“Real love doesn’t meet you at your best. It meets you in your mess and stays with you through it all.” – Unknown
“In marriage, it’s not about giving 50/50—it’s about giving 100% every day, even when it’s hard.” – Unknown
“Loyalty is the strongest glue that makes a relationship last for a lifetime.” – Mario Puzo
“True love isn’t about being inseparable; it’s about being separated and nothing changing.” – Unknown
“Storms make trees take deeper roots, and challenges make love grow stronger.” – Unknown
“A good marriage isn’t about avoiding struggles but about facing them with an unshakable bond.” – Unknown
“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you’ve been together. It’s about how much you love each other every single day, especially on the hard ones.” – Unknown
“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” – Ruth Bell Graham
“Life isn’t perfect, but every moment with you makes it worth fighting for.” – Unknown
“No matter what comes our way, I’d rather go through it with you than have an easy life without you.” – Unknown
“Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them.” – Ogden Nash
“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones
“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 Weave
“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day.” – Unknown
“Marriage is like a fine wine, it only gets better with time.” – Unknown
Why Not More!
True love stands by each other’s side on good days and stands closer on bad days.” – Unknown
“A marriage filled with love, laughter, and forgiveness will last a lifetime.” – Unknown
“Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate.” – Barnett R. Brickner
“A marriage is like a house. When a light bulb goes out, you do not go and buy a new house, you fix the light bulb.” – Unknown
“There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage.” – Martin Luther
“Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.” – Joyce Brothers
“The secret to a long-lasting marriage is understanding that it is not a race, but a journey to be cherished.” – Unknown
“Hold on to each other through all of life’s ups and downs, and your love will only grow stronger.” – Unknown
“True love in marriage means standing together even when the storm rages.” – Unknown
“Marriage is a dance between two people, learning the rhythm of love, compromise, and understanding.” – Unknown
“The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
“A great marriage doesn’t happen because of the love you had in the beginning, but how well you continue building love until the end.” – Unknown
“The strength of a marriage is not measured by how much love you share at first, but by how much love you continue to share every single day.” – Unknown
“True love stories never have endings.” – Richard Bach
“The secret to a lasting marriage is learning to see things from each other’s perspective.” – Unknown
“A happy marriage is built on a foundation of empathy, patience, and mutual respect.” – Unknown
More Marriage Quotes!
“Love is not about control but about trusting each other enough to grow together.” – Unknown
“True understanding in marriage comes from open hearts, open minds, and open conversations.” – Unknown
“True love is not about being inseparable; it’s about being separated and nothing changes.” – Unknown
“No matter how much time goes by, my love for you only grows stronger.” – Unknown
You are my today and all of my tomorrows.” – Leo Christopher
“A strong relationship requires choosing to love each other even in those moments when you struggle to like each other.” – Unknown
“When love is real, it finds a way.” – Unknown
“A kind word, a soft touch, a gentle smile—these are the things that build love over time.” – Unknown
“Love is not about grand gestures, but about the little moments that mean the most.” – Unknown
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” – John Wooden
Final Thoughts
That’s the wrap of our collection of 175 marriage quotes to strengthen your relationship. Hope you find the right words and reignite your love with your partner. Don’t forget to share with your love ones!
Which quote resonated with you the most? Share it with your partner and keep spreading love!
