25 Quotes of Encouragement and Love for the New Spouse

               
           


              1. “I don't cry because we've been separated by distance, and for a matter of years. Why? Because for as long as we share the same sky and breathe the same air, we're still together.”                

                                               - Donna Lynn Hope

             2. “Love wins, love always wins.” 

                                               - Mitch Albom

             3. “Our greatest story is not in never falling, but in rising anytime we fall."
                                              - Confucius
       
             4. "The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials"
                                          - Chinese Proverb
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             6.  "Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism leads to power."
                                              - William James
   
             7.  "The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”
                                              - Thomas Merton

             8.   "We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.”
                                               - Joyce Meyer

             9.    "The pain of leaving is nothing to the joy of meeting again."
                                               - Charles Dickens

           10.    "Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit."
                                               - E.E. Cummings

           11.     "Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
                                               - Maya Angelou

           12.     "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage"
                                              - Lao Tzu   

           13.     "Though they stumble, they will never fall, for The Lord holds them by the hand."   
                                              - Psalm 37:24

           14.      "Love is as much a light, as it is a flame"
                                              - Henry David Thoreau 

           15.      "I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship."
                                              - Louisa May Alcott

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           17.      "Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained."
                                               - Marie Curie

           18.      "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace."
                                             - Ephesians 4:2-3

          19.       "Courage is like a muscle, we strengthen it by use." 
                                             -Ruth Gordon

          20.       "If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it."
                                              -Erma Bombeck
        
          21.       "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow."
                                              -Helen Keller

          22.        "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."
                                            - Jon Kabat-Zinn

          23.        "The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them."
                                           - Unknown

          24.        "Out of difficulties, grow miracles."
                                           -Jean de La Bruyere

          25.        "We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us."
                                           -Joseph Campbell