Quotes about Relationships
The man who loves his wife above all else on earth gains the freedom and power to pursue other noble, but lesser, loves.
— David Jeremiah
The average woman sees only the weak points in a strong man, and the good points in a weak one.
— Elbert Hubbard
The moral and spiritual aspects of both personal and international relationships have a practical bearing which so-called practical men deny.
— Henry A. Wallace
We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.
— Henry David Thoreau
You can't just check out and think it will all be over. It won't be over for anyone who loves you. You'll only leave them to run after the pieces that scatter in the angry wind. You'll leave them desperately trying to solve the problems you wouldn't . . . all while plugging their own wounds. Even if you're like me, single without children, you could impact generations.
— Terri Blackstock
Maybe we all need a glimpse of life without someone we love once in a while, just to teach us not to take them for granted.
— Terri Blackstock
And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living!
— Tertullian
Love lives only by sacrifice
— St. Therese of Lisieux
A new commandment I give you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. (John 13:34—35)
— Thabiti M. Anyabwile
This is discussed at greater length in chapter 6, "Seeks Discipline." A committed member is committed to speaking the truth in love to his brothers and sisters, to helping them avoid pitfalls, and to encouraging them in holiness and Christian joy. A committed member will not be wrongly intrusive in the lives of others—a busybody—but he also will not be "hands off" when it comes to caring for and counseling others.
— Thabiti M. Anyabwile
Many people appear to live without genuine affection or concern for other Christians. They think of the Christian walk as a "solo sport." However, "everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him" (1 John 5:1).
— Thabiti M. Anyabwile
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
— Theodore Roosevelt