"Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play." ― William Congreve Topic(s): Marriage More From William Congreve "There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire." "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned." "Beauty is the lover’s gift." More In Marriage "If love means never having to say you’re sorry, then marriage means always having to say everything twice."― Estelle Getty "Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty."― Helen Rowland "I have no useful theories about love and marriage."― Michael Cunningham