Socrates

One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Let him that would move the world, first move himself.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility.

It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination.

Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely to mar the general felicity?

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst man in proportion to the level he is unfit for marriage.

On Oct. 3, 1992, Barack and I were married in Chicago – and every day since, I’ve grown prouder and more in love with him.

[on Michelle] After about 15 years I finally figured out that she’s always right!

It was a very meaningful ceremony and marriage means a lot to me.

In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.

They that Marry for Money cannot have the true Satisfaction of Marriage; the requisite Means being wanting.

Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage.

There’s a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It’s called marriage.

It is a woman’s business to get married as soon as possible, and a man’s to keep unmarried as long as he can.

Obviously I couldn’t have done anything that I’ve done without Michelle… not only has she been a great first lady, she is just my rock. I count on her in so many ways every single day.

By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by showing that she made him so happy as a married man, that he wishes to be so a second time.

I am a black American male from Chicago, who had my rehearsal dinner at Versailles and then got married in Florence with a view of the entire city.