Quotation by

Michel de Montaigne

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

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Montaigne suggests that a strong marriage is built more on the steady qualities of friendship, like trust and understanding, than on the intense emotions of love. He implies that lasting relationships depend on companionship and mutual respect rather than just romantic passion.

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