- Someone observed, “Values are not taught to our children; they are ‘caught’ by them.” —Straight Talk to Men, p. 64
- Guard your family relationships against erosion as though you were defending your very lives. —Love for a Lifetime, p. 111
- Don’t permit the possibility of divorce to enter your thinking. Even in moments of great conflict and discouragement, divorce is no easy solution. —Love for a Lifetime, p. 103
- A husband and wife should have a date every week or two, leaving the children at home and forgetting their problems for an evening. —The New Dare to Discipline, p. 245
- The quickest way to destroy a romantic love between a husband and wife is for one partner to clamp a steel cage around the other. —The Strong-Willed Child, p. 220
- Both good marriages and bad marriages have moments of conflict, but in healthy relationships, the husband and wife search for answers and areas of agreement because they love each other. —Preparing for Adolescence, p. 100
- If a husband and wife are deeply committed to Jesus Christ, they enjoy enormous advantages over the family with no spiritual commitment. —Love for a Lifetime, p. 49
- The Christian way of life lends stability to marriage because its principles and values naturally produce harmony. —Love for a Lifetime, p. 54
- Where does your marriage rank on your hierarchy of values? Does it get the leftovers and scraps from your busy schedule, or is it something of great worth to be preserved and supported? It can die if left untended. —What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Women, p. 99
- Marital problems are almost inevitable when couples overcommit themselves during the early years. The bonding that should occur in the first decade requires time together–time that cannot be given if it is absorbed elsewhere. Success will wait, but a happy family will not. —Parenting Isn’t for Cowards, p. 189
- Married life is a marathon. It is not enough to make a great start toward long-term marriage. You will need the determination to keep plugging. Only then will you make it to the end. —Love for a Lifetime, p. 120
- Minor irritants, when accumulated over time, may even be more threatening to a marriage than the catastrophic events that crash into our lives. —The Strong-Willed Child, p. 61
- A personal relationship with Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of marriage, giving meaning and purpose to every dimension of living. —Love for a Lifetime, p. 52
- Committed love is expensive, but it yields the highest returns on the investment at maturity. —What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Women, p. 176
- It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. —Values in the Home, p. 10
- Men typically derive self-esteem by being respected; women feel worthy when they are loved. —What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Women, p. 64
- It may be surprising to learn that human conflict, if properly managed, can be the vehicle for transforming an unstable relationship into a vibrant, healthy marriage. —Love Must Be Tough, p. 8
- Every husband should seek to keep the romantic fires aglow in the relationship, by the use of love notes and surprises and candlelight dinners and unexpected weekend trips. —Straight Talk to Men, p. 125
- The reason the average woman would rather have beauty than brains is because she knows that the average man can see better than he can think. —What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Women, p. 28
- The philosophy of “me first” has the power to blow our world to pieces, whether applied to marriage, business, or international politics. —Hide or Seek, p. 186
- Love is not defined by the emotional highs and lows, but is dependent upon a steady and unchanging commitment of the will. —What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Women, p. 91
- A good marriage is not one where perfection reigns; it is a relationship where a healthy perspective overlooks a multitude of “unresolvables.” —What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Women, p. 185
- If a woman is to have the contentment and self-satisfaction necessary to produce a successful family, she needs the constant support and respect of the man she loves. —What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Women, p. 162
- Marital discord almost always emanates from the poison of disrespect somewhere in the relationship! —Love Must Be Tough, p. 45
- Infidelity and marital conflict are cancers that gnaw on the soul of mankind, twisting and warping innocent family members who can only stand and watch. —Love Must Be Tough, p. 142