Billy Graham Quotes

A perfect marriage is one in which "I'm sorry" is said just often enough.

Men who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues.

A successful marriage is made up of two good forgivers.

Maybe the greatest favour a spouse can tender is to overlook what you can't.

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

When a woman is frustrated, and it's your wife, you as the husband get that frustration.

If love means never having to say you're sorry, then marriage means always having to say everything twice.

What I tell young couples that are getting married is: you're going to have quarrels, and on some things, you're just going to have to agree to disagree. And when you go to bed at night, kiss each other and tell each other that you love each other. Don't go to bed mad. Life is too short. Keep it simple.

The best you can sometimes do is learn to take a breath, count to ten and simply accept that try as you might, no, your husband will never, ever learn not to drop a wet towel on the bed. That acceptance too counts as resolving a fight.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possibility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

My mother is a ball of fire in the world, and I love that about her. But what I have learned from my stepdad is something as important, which is patience and compassion. Because when you are living with someone else, those two qualities go a long way.

I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like.

To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.

Husbands, be patient with your wives; and wives, be patient with your husbands. Don't expect perfection. Find agreeable ways to work out the differences that arise.

I have learnt one thing in life: if you love being with someone, you have to accept that person with all the flaws.

I have learnt one thing in life: that if you love someone, you have to accept that person with his/her flaws.

Upsi is definitely the more romantic of the two. I am more laid back. We do have our differences of opinion sometimes. Upsi is always the first one to break the ice after an argument or a difference of opinion. That's what I love most about her.

In a marriage, we have to accommodate each other's views.

Lasting love extends grace. No relationship will make it without grace. The Bible tells us that this is part of love. You're not going to have a relationship unless you have forgiveness, mercy, patience, acceptance, grace. You've got to cut people some slack.

In marriage, everyday you love,and everyday you forgive.It is an ongoing sacrament, love and forgiveness

Marriage is about compromise; it's about doing something for the other person, even when you don't want to.

A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.

After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate.

Love in the real world means saying you're sorry 10 times a day.

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.