Full Idea
The institution of marriage stubbornly upholds the belief that love, though a passion, is, as such, capable of duration.
Gist of Idea
Marriage upholds the idea that love, though a passion, can endure
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Dawn (Daybreak) [1881], 027)
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Dawn (Daybreak) (v 5)', ed/tr. Smith, Brittain [Stanford 2011], p.24
A Reaction
No wonder Nietzsche never married. Women must have been terrified of him, when he came out with this sort of remark. I doubt whether many couples who are celebrating their golden wedding would agree with him. [1/5/2017]