"A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short." ― Andre Maurois Topic(s): Marriage More From Andre Maurois "Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool." "The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force." "We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder." More In Marriage "Marriage, like money, is still with us; and, like money, progressively devalued."― Robert Graves "As it relates to society in general, I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, ‘We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.’"― Dan T. Cathy "Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive."― Antisthenes