Michel De Montaigne (1533–1592) (1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, statesman
“Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.”
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American actress, model, and singer 1926–1962Related quotes
“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.”
Ruth Bell Graham (1920–2007) Congressional Gold Medal recipient
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773) British statesman and man of letters
19 December 1749
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774)
“Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated (1894)
Rufus Choate (1799–1859) American politician
Speech at the dedication of the Peabody Institute (29 September 1854).
“A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude.”
Rainer Maria Rilke book Letters to a Young Poet
Source: Letters to a Young Poet
William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English writer
"On Living to One's-Self" <br class="br"> Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/TableHazIV.htm (1821-1822)
André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Friendship