महाभारत - कर्ण - अपातकानि पंच अनृतानि

विवाहकाले रतिसंप्रयोगे
    प्राणात्यये सर्वधनापहारे ।
विप्रस्य चार्थे ह्यनृतं वदेत
    पंचानृतान्याहुरपातकानि ॥

- महाभारत, कर्ण

vivAhakAle rati samprayoge
     prAnAtyaye sarva dhana apahAre।
viprasya cha arthe hi anRutam vadeta
    panchAni anRutAni AhuH apAtakAni ॥

- mahAbhArata, karNa

There are five instances when uttering a lie does not attract sin - during a wedding (to make it happen), romantic banter, when one's life is threatened, when you have lost all money and to help a (poor) brahmin.

- Mahabharata, Karna

[translator's note: http://wordsofwisdom.in/subhashitani/2010/07/28/]

सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय - कन्या वरयते रूपं

कन्या वरयते रूपं माता वित्तं पिता श्रुतम् ।
बांधवाः कुलमिच्छंति मिष्टान्नमितरे जनाः ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय

kanyA varayate rUpam mAtA vittaM pitA shrutam ।
bAndhavAH kulamicChanti miShTaannam itare janAH ॥

- subhAShitaratnasamucchaya

A girl looks for beauty in her match. Mother wants to make sure that he is wealthy. Father looks for education. Relatives will look for good family so that they can make new acquaintances. Others look for good meal with lots of sweets.

- Subhashitaratnasamucchaya

बृहत् पराशर स्मृति - कन्यादान

दूरस्थानामविद्यानां मोक्षधर्मानुयायिनाम् ।
शूराणां निर्धनानां च न देय कन्यका बुधैः ॥

- बृहत् पराशर स्मृति

A wise man will not give his daughter in marriage to these people - some living very far away, an uneducated person, a man who is only interested in seeking salvation, a madly courageous person or a poor person. While they may not have any glaring shortcomings the chances of long lasting happy married life is less with each of the above grooms.

- Brahat Parashara Smriti