Ten Rules for Successful Marriage


1) Put your mate before your mother, your father, your son and your daughter, because
your mate is your lifelong companion.

2) Do not abuse your body with excessive food, tobacco or drink, so that your life may
be long and healthy, in the presence of those you love.

3) Do not permit your business or hobby to make you a stranger to your children, because
the most precious gift a parent can give his or her family is time.

4) Do not forget that cleanliness is a virtue.

5) Do not make your mate a beggar, but willingly share with him or her your wordly goods.

6) Remember to say, "I love you." Even though your love may be constant, your mate yearns
to hear those words.

7) Remember always that the approval of your mate is worth more than the admiring glances
of a hundred strangers, so remain faithful and loyal to your mate, and forsake all others.

8) Keep your home in good repair, because out of it come the joy of old age.

9) Forgive with grace. Who among us does not need to be forgiven?

10) Honor the Lord all the days of your life, and your children will grow up and bless you.

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