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18 Quotes on Effort in Relationships: Send the Right Message Politely

Quotes on Effort in Relationship

Love is a beautiful thing, but it takes work! These Quotes on effort in relationships capture the importance of putting effort into your relationship for a strong and lasting bond.

Effort in Relationship

“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.”

– Theodore Roosevelt

“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.”

– Henry Winkler

“Relationships, marriages are ruined where one person continues to learn, develop and grow and the other person stands still.”

– Catherine Pulsifer

“The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your attention, your love, your concern.”

– Joel Osteen

“A great relationship is about two things: first, appreciating the similarities, and second, respecting the differences.”

– Unknown

“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.”

– Peter Drucker

Commitment in Relationship

“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day.”

– Unknown

“The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.”

– Alexandra Penney

“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”

– Ernest Hemingway

“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”

– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.”

– Tony Robbins

“To get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with.”

– Mark Twain

Understanding in Relationship

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”

– Carl Jung

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

– Friedrich Nietzsche

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.”

– Mignon McLaughlin

“The best way to love someone is to be their friend first.”

– Julie Spira

“Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.”

– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“The purpose of a relationship is not to have another who might complete you, but to have another with whom you might share your completeness.”

– Neale Donald Walsch

About the author

Shirly Templeton, M.D

Shirly Templeton, M.D

A board-certified psychiatrist with a focus on women's mental health. I have a special interest in perinatal mood disorders and have helped many women navigate the challenges of pregnancy and motherhood. I'm dedicated to providing compassionate care to women at all stages of life.