“Marriage is the cure of love, and friendship the cure of marriage.”

“What we love about love is the fever, which marriage puts to bed and cures.”

“Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.”

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

“If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.”

“Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.”

“A man’s friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage—but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.”

“Love is the primary cure of all the diseases. But no one knows the cure of love.”

“A successful marriage puts an end to feminine friendships; but if marriage is a failure, the young woman must have others to confide in.”

“Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable.”