Subject: Marriage

Love and marriage go together like angel cake and anthrax.

(1959 – ) English writer & columnist

The trouble with most marriages is after she says ‘I do’, she won’t.

Never trust a husband too far or a bachelor too near.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

I was single for a long time, and I just got so sick of finishing my own sentences.

comedian

A wife lasts only for the length of the marriage, but an ex-wife is there for the rest of your life.

(1948 – 1990) comedian

At the end of the Peterson trial, my daughter turns to me and she goes, 'Daddy, are you going to kill Mommy?'… 'Oh, honey – that's up to Mommy, isn't it?'

(1964 – ) American comedian & actor

France may claim the happiest marriages in the world, but the happiest divorces in the world are made in America.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

There is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

Of course a platonic relationship is possible, but only between husband and wife.


Your marriage is in trouble if your wife says, 'You're only interested in one thing,' and you can't remember what it is.

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

Marriage is a bribe to make a housekeeper think she’s a householder.

(1897 – 1975) American author & playwright

I believe people ought to mate for life… like pigeons or Catholics.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

I've never been married, but I tell people I'm divorced so they won't think something's wrong with me.

(1952 – ) comedian

My wife has to be the worst cook; her specialty is indigestion.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Every mother generally hopes that her daughter will snag a better husband than she managed to do… but she's certain that her boy will never get as great a wife as his father did.

I wouldn’t be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife.

(1925 – 2010) American film actor

Marriage is like a coffin and each kid is another nail.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

She has a wash and wear bridal gown.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

Marriage… resembles a pair of shears so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.

(1771 – 1845) English writer & Anglican clergyman

Marriage is bliss… Ignorance is bliss… Ergo…