| MARRIAGE See also: family life | 婚姻 |
| As God by creation made two of one, so again by
marriage he made one of two. Thomas Adams 上帝藉著創造讓一個人變成兩個，上帝再一次藉著婚姻讓兩人合為一體。 |
| Don't look around for a life
partner, look up. Any other choice than God's will mean disaster. Jerry Bridges 不要四處尋找人生伴侶，而是仰望神。除了神的旨意，其他選擇都將意味著災難。 |
| Marriage is more than finding the right person;
it is being the right person. Kenneth W. Wuest 婚姻不只是尋找適合的人；而是成為適合的人。 |
| Never be yoked to one who
refused the yoke of Christ. Charles Haddon Spurgeon 絕對不要去擔負一個拒絕擔負基督之軛的人的軛。 |
| A pledge to take a woman for his wife commits a man
to sharing life in its entirety. Walter J. Chantry 一個願意娶女子為妻的誓言，就是表明這位男人承諾與這女子分享生命的一切。 |
| How soon marriage counseling
sessions would end if husbands and wives were competing in thoughtful self-denial! Walter J. Chantry 如果先生和妻子爭著活出確實的自我否定生活，那麼婚姻輔導課程很快就可以結束了。 |
| God made the human pair in such a manner that it is
natural for the husband to lead, for the wife to follow. William Hendricksen 上帝創造成雙成對人們的模式，自然的就是丈夫在前領頭，妻子尾隨在後。 |
| A man's children are pieces
of himself, but his wife is himself. Matthew Henry 一個人的孩子是他的一部份，而他的妻子則是他自己。 |
| The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam;
not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled on by him;
but out of his side to be equal to him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart
to be loved. Matthew Henry 女人是由亞當的肋旁而出；女人不是由他的頭而出，好管轄男人，也不是從腳而出，該受男人踐踏；而是從他肋旁出來與他平等，在他膀臂之下，受他保護，靠近他的心臟要他鍾愛。 |
| One plus one equals one may
not be accurate mathematical concept, but it is an accurate description of God's intention
for the marriage relationship. Wayne Mack 一加一等於一或許不是正確的數學觀念，但卻是上帝對婚姻關係心意的正確描述。 |
| God is the witness to every marriage ceremony, and
will be the witness to every violation of its vows. Thomas V. Moore 上帝是每一個婚禮的證人，也將是每一個違背婚姻誓約的目擊者。 |
| Successful marriage is
always a triangle: a man, a woman and God. Cecil Myers 成功的婚姻經常是三角形的：男人、女人與上帝。 |
| God did not create woman to be a competitor but to
be a companion. Frederick Sampson 上帝創造女人，不是要成為男人的競爭者，而是成為男人的伙伴。 |
| Before man had any other
calling he was called to be a husband. Henry Smith 在男人接受其他呼召之前，他首先蒙召成為一個丈夫。 |
| There is always a danger of marriage taking the
razor edge off the passion for Jesus and souls. C. T. Studd 闕如對耶穌及對人的熱愛，婚姻的危機常會一觸即發。 |
| Try praising your wife, even
it it does frighten her at first. Billy Sunday 縱使會先讓你的妻子錯愕不已，你還是要嘗試讚美你的妻子。 |
| Marriage is both honourable and onerable. George Swinnock 婚姻是尊貴也是唯一的。 |
| God's love ties the
marriage-knot so fast that neither death nor hell can break it. Thomas Watson 上帝的愛將婚姻的結打得牢牢的，連死亡與地獄都無法分開婚姻的結。 |
| All married couples should learn the art of battle
as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never
vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the
principle of equal partnership. Ann Landers 所有結婚佳偶都需要學習戰鬥的藝術如同學習做愛的藝術。好的戰鬥客觀而誠實的 - 永不邪惡或殘忍。好的戰鬥是健康具建設性的，能帶給婚姻公平配搭的原則。 |
| Marriage is the alliance of
two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other never forgets them. Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971) 婚姻是兩個人的結盟，一個從不記得彼此的生日，一個永不忘記。 |
| The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself
would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834) 對我而言，我能想像的最快樂婚姻是由一個聽不見的男人跟一個看不見的女人組成的。 |
| Often the difference between
a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a
day unsaid. Harlan Miller 成功與平庸婚姻的差別通常在於，前者每天少說幾件事。 |
| Getting married is easy. Staying married is
more difficult. Staying happily married for a lifetime should rank among the fine
arts. Robert Flack 結婚容易，保持婚姻較難，而保持終生婚姻幸福則應該列為一門藝術。 |
| A great marriage is not when
the "perfect couple" comes together. It is whn an imperfect couple learns
to enjoy their differences. Dave Meurer 美滿婚姻並非「璧人成雙」，而是不完美的一對互相欣賞彼此的差別。 |
| Marriage is a thing you've got to give your whole
mind to. Owen Wister 婚姻是個你必須全神貫注的玩意兒。 |