quotes by Gary Chapman

"I am amazed by how many individuals mess up every new day with yesterday."
— Gary Chapman (The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate)

"Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment."
— Gary Chapman (The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate)

"Encouragement requires empathy and seeing the world from your spouse's perspective. We must first learn what is important to our spouse. Only then can we give encouragement. With verbal encouragement, we are trying to communicate, "I know. I care. I am with you. How can I help?" We are trying to show that we believe in him and in his abilities. We are giving credit and praise."
— Gary Chapman (The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate)

"I would encourage you to make your own investigation of the one whom, as He died, prayed for those who killed Him: 'Father forgive them for they know not what they do.' That is love's ultimate expression."
— Gary Chapman (The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate)

"What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage."
— Gary Chapman (The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate)

"What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage."
— Gary Chapman