Nothing brings more joy than a good marriage, and nothing brings more misery than a bad marriage.

By Billy Graham

A marriage based only on physical attraction or romantic emotions is almost certainly doomed to failure right from the start.

By Billy Graham

I know of few families today that aren’t touched to some extent by the heartache of divorce, including our own.

By Billy Graham

Marriage is God’s invention, not ours! Society didn’t establish it; God did.

By Billy Graham

A good marriage is not “made in heaven,” but on earth. Love is a fragile commodity which needs to be cultivated and nourished constantly.

By Billy Graham

While God’s will is that every marriage will endure, man’s sin has poisoned many relationships.

By Billy Graham

[God] can help you begin to rebuild your marriage and your life if you will let Him rule in your life.

By Billy Graham

The only really sound marriages are those based on mutual respect.

By Billy Graham

As husband and wife, to have a happy life together, you must have confidence and respect, and you must have substantial agreement in your faith.

By Billy Graham

Marriage is not a reform school . . .Instead of you reforming [your spouse], [he or she] will instead influence you.

By Billy Graham

Gardens don’t grow by themselves; they need to be tended and cultivated and weeded. The same is true of a marriage.

By Billy Graham

It’s amazing how we can hurt others, especially those close to us . . .subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which wives belittle husbands and vice versa.

By Billy Graham

A loving God ordained monogamous marriage and the sanctity of what we call the traditional family.

By Billy Graham

Without Ruth’s partnership and encouragement over the years, my own work would have been impossible. We were called by God as a team.

By Billy Graham

The perfect marriage is a uniting of three persons—a man and a woman and God. That is what makes marriage holy.

By Billy Graham