Marriage

Slide 1: Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years. Simone Signoret

Slide 2: Marriage is the art of two incompatible people learning to live compatibly. James Hewett

Slide 3: It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music. Honore de Balzac

Slide 4: Keep your eyes open before marriage; half shut afterwards. Benjamin Franklin

Slide 5: The difference between courtship and marriage is the difference between the pictures in the seed catalog and what comes up. James Wharton

Slide 6: Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning handsprings, or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it. Helen Roland

Slide 7: A marriage is like a long trip in a tiny rowboat: if one passenger starts to rock the boat, the other has to steady it; otherwise they will go to the bottom together. David Reuben

Slide 8: Success in marriage is more than finding the right person: it is being the right person. Robert Browning

Slide 9: Listening intently with one's mouth shut is a basic communication skill needed in marriages. H. Norman Wright

Slide 10: With human beings so diverse, there will be sparks of all kinds and unlimited frustrations between man and woman. But attitude is the key. If we must clash, let us clash splendidly! Harold L. Myra

Slide 11: Marriage isn't going to fulfill you. Only a relationship with Christ will. When you come to that realization, it can free you to really love your spouse! Mark Price