Mignon McLaughlin Quotes

A rare spoil for a man Is the winning of a good wife; very Plentiful are the worthless women.

The secret to a great marriage is having a great husband.

Marriage is the gold standard of all relationships. It's the currency by which everything is valued.

I've definitely had a few moments in my life where I've seen somebody and it's blown me away at first sight, but I guess of those few scenarios, none of them have been like... I'm not married.

An unhappy gentleman, resolving to wed nothing short of perfection, keeps his heart and hand till both get so old and withered that no tolerable woman will accept them.

A successful marriage is made up of two good forgivers.

The quality of a marriage is proven by its ability to tolerate an occasional "exception.

First and foremost, I married for love. I can't believe I even have to defend this.

If there's anythin' on earth that can be more tryin' than any kind of relative, I don't know what it is, but relatives by marriage comes first - easy.

Surely a gentle sister is the second best gift to a man; and it is first in point of occurrence; for the wife comes after.

You never marry the person you first see 'Casablanca' with.

Whether it's marriage of business, patience is the first rule of success.

I am happily married, and I think I was lucky that success came a little later in my life. It's difficult to handle all the attention when you are a young gun.

In a marriage, you and your partner come first.

Some women get divorces on the grounds of incompatibility; others, on just the first two syllables.

Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards.

The best thing about my family is my wife. She is a great first lady. I know that sounds not very objective, but that's how I feel. And she's also patient. Putting up with me requires a lot of patience.

She is always married too soon, who gets a bad husband, and she is never married too late, who gets a good one.

Soul mates' are fiction and an illusion; and while every young man and young woman will seek with all diligence and prayerfulness to find a mate with whom life can be most compatible and beautiful, yet it is certain that almost any good man and any good woman can have happiness and a successful marriage if both are willing to pay the price.

On a baby of his own: You gotta be married first. That's my rule: marriage then baby!

These things end,” she said. “They always end. Nobody marries their first love. First love is just that. First. It’s implied that something else will follow.

At least it's better to be married than to be dead.

I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia (sister Olivia de Havilland) did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it!

I maintain that it should cost as much to get married as to get divorced. Make it look like marriage is worth as much as divorce, even if it ain't.