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“From infancy, almost, the average girl is told that marriage is her ultimate goal; therefore her training and education must be directed toward that end. Like the mute beast fattened for slaughter, she is prepared for that.”

Ends Girl Goal Marriage Training Ultimate Prepared Average Beast Slaughter Infancy Mute Ultimate Goal Training And Education Average Girl

Book:Marriage and Love

Source: Marriage and Love

“An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.”

Goal Education Marriage Objects Greed Possession Pursuit Charm Chasing Fascination Possessing Love And Marriage

Author:Pliny the Elder

“The goal of our life should not be to find joy in marriage, but to bring more love and truth into the world. We marry to assist each other in this task. The most selfish and hateful life of all is that of two beings who unite in order to enjoy life. The highest calling is that of the man who has dedicated his life to serving God and doing good, and who unites with a woman in order to further that purpose.”

Men World Should Two Joy Purpose Order Enjoy Goal Marriage Our Lives He Man Calling Highest Tasks Selfish Serving Dedicated Serving God Enjoy Life Hateful Doing Good Truth And Love

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“Make it your goal to create a marriage that feels like the safest place on earth.”

Love Feels Earth Goal Marriage

Author:Gary Smalley

“If we would truly seek to be more like our Savior and Master, learning to love as He loves should be our highest goal”

Ifs Should Goal Marriage Masters Highest Savior Learning To Love

Book:The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson

Source: The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson

“If you will make your first concern the comfort, the well-being, and the happiness of your companion, sublimating any personal concern to that loftier goal, you will be happy, and your marriage will go on through eternity”

Ifs Firsts Wells Goal Marriage Goes On Comfort Concern Eternity Well Being Companion

Author:Gordon B. Hinckley

“Marriage is the truest goal for ninety-nine per cent of the human race, and they will live the happiest life as soon as they have learnt and are ready to abide by the eternal lesson - that we are bound to bear and forbear and that life to every one must be a compromise.”

Humans Goal Race Marriage Ready Bears Lessons Eternal Bounds Nine Compromise Human Race Cents Ninety Truest Ninety Nine

Book:Complete Works

Source: Complete Works

“Marriage or non-marriage, good or evil, learning or ignorance, any of these is justified, if it leads to the goal.”

Ifs Evil Goal Marriage Ignorance Justified Good Marriage

Book:Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation

Source: Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation