Quotes about Relationships

If we will have the kindness of others, we must endure their follies

Through Malachi, God chastises them for "thinking that the Lord's table may be despised" (Malachi 1:7). That's strong language, but it rings true. A man who insists that he loves his wife while he lavishes the finest gifts upon his mistress does not truly love his wife.

good. A society that gets marriage wrong will not remain free for long: the family is the training ground for the virtues that make free societies possible. Consider especially the necessity of trust in economic relationships.

All human societies eventually take on the form and structure of the families that comprise them. A disintegrating culture of marriage will lead to a disintegrating society. But you don't have to take my word for it. Just look around.

You bid me burn your letters. But I must forget you first.

I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.

My wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without her mother, and her mother will go anywhere.

We construct walls when we are hurt to safeguard our hearts and prevent any future wounds. We become selective, denying entry to all we fear will hurt us. We filter out anyone we think owes us something. We withhold access until these people have paid their debts in full. We open our lives only to those we believe are on our side.

This truth remains: Only those you care about can hurt you. You expect more from them—after all, you've given more of yourself to them. The higher the expectations, the greater the fall.

Love forgets wrongs so that there is hope for the future.

Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.

Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.