Words are powerful. Forget what you heard about sticks and stones. Never underestimate the power words can have in your life and over your marriage. I’m big on inspirational quotes and affirmations. I’m the one that will spend ample time reading through greeting cards for my husband to find the perfect one. Powerful quotes can change your mood in an instant. So I’m always reading, writing and saving quotes to reference at a later date.

Here are 34 daily marriage quotes to inspire and encourage you:

1. “A Happy Marriage is the union of two forgivers” ~Robert Quillen

2. “A Successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person” ~Mignon McLaughlin

3. “A perfect marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other” ~Unknown

4. “Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite” ~Unknown

5. “No relationship is all sunchine, but two people can share one umbrella and survive the storm together.”

6. “True love stands by each others’ side on good days and stands even closer on bad days” ~Unknown

7. “Relationships last long not because they’re destined to last long. Relationships last long because two brave people made a choice…to keep it, fight for it, and to work for it.” ~Unknown

8. “Behind every happy couple lies two people who have fought hard to overcome all obstacles and interference to be that way. Why? Because it’s what they wanted.” ~Kim George

9. “When someone else’s happiness is your happiness, that is love.” ~Lana Del Rey

10. “Marriage is a gift from God to us. The quality of our marriage is a gift from us to Him.” ~L. Whitney Clayton

11. “Happiness in marriage is a moment by moment choice. A decision to love, forgive, grow and grow old together.” ~Fawn Weaver

12. “True lovers don’t marry someone they can live with, they marry someone they can’t live without.” ~Unknown

13. “Marriage is not a noun, it’s a verb. It’s not something you get, it’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day!” ~Barbara De Angelis

14. “Renewing and rebuilding your marriage depends upon learning one simple, yet profound truth: love is a choice – not a feeling.” ~Kyle Gabhart

15. “Marriage does not guarantee you will be together forever, it’s only paper. It takes love, respect, trust, understanding, friendship and faith in your relationship to make it last.” ~Unknown

16. “There are two tests for a happy marriage: wealth and poverty.” ~Unknown

17. “True love doesn’t happen by accident. It’s deliverate, it’s intentional, it’s purposeful, and in the end…it’s worth it.” ~Darlene Schacht

18. “To have…a wonderful life together. And to hold…each other from this day forward…sharing every joy forever. And ever in love.” ~Unknown

19. “Marriage is the lifelong journey of learning to love like Christ.” ~Unknown

20. “I want a marriage more beautiful than my wedding.” ~Unknown

21. “The greatest thing a man can do for a woman is to lead her closer to God than to himself.” ~Unknown

22. “A good marriage is not just about marrying the right person, it’s also about being the right person.” ~Unknown

23. “The thing about marriage is, even if a terrible mistake happens, you just can’t imagine your life with anyone else.” ~Unknown

24. “The couples that are meant to be are the ones who go through everything that’s designed to tear them apart and come out even stronger.” ~Unknown

25. “Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. Having both is a blessing.” ~Unknown

26. “Marriage doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.” ~Unknown

27. “In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.” ~Robert Anderson

28. “I loved you yesterday. I love you still. I always have, I always will.” ~Unknown

29. “A great marriage isn’t something that just happens, it’s something that must be created.” ~Fawn Weaver

30. “Being someone’s first love may be great, but to be their last is beyond perfect.” ~Unknown

31. “A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.” ~Pearl S. Buck

32. “The greatest marriages are built on teamwork. A mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace.” ~Fawn Weaver

33. “In a marriage, each partner is to be an encourager rather than a critic, a forgiver rather than a collector of hurts, and enabler rather than a reformer.” ~Unknown

34. “Marriages, like a garden, take time to grow. But the harvest is rich unto those who patiently and tenderly care for the ground.” ~Darlene Schacht

BONUS: Use one of these quotes (or your own) in each of the next 34 love notes or greeting cards you get for your spouse.

BMWK: What’s your favorite marriage quote that inspires you every time you hear it?