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“Of course, it is almost always the case that the couple has much more in common than they may suppose. But marriage seems to specialize, at times, in radically de-emphasizing the similarities between the partners and wildly exaggerating the points of difference.”
― The Mystery of Marriage: Meditations on the Miracle
― The Mystery of Marriage: Meditations on the Miracle
“The sowing of the seed produces fruit in proportion to the receptivity of the soil. Revelation is subtle. It does not bludgeon unbelievers into acceptance, but charms the heart of those willing to be wooed.”
― Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina
― Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina
“Dad has told us about Dorothy Dix, a very popular advice columnist in her time who reportedly wrote, "There is nothing you can possibly say to an individual that would be half as interesting to him as the things he is dying to tell you about himself. And all you need, in order to get the reputation of being a fascinating companion, is to say: 'How wonderful! Do tell me some more.”
― Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships
― Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships
“The taking of vows is an act of faith. If people were faithful by nature, vows would not be necessary; their yes would be yes and their no would be no. But it is because people are not inherently faithful nor honest nor loving that they must stand up and declare they will be.”
― The Mystery of Marriage: Meditations on the Miracle
― The Mystery of Marriage: Meditations on the Miracle
“A marriage, or a marriage partner, may be compared to a great tree growing right up through the center of one’s living room. It is something that is just there, and it is huge, and everything has been built around it, and wherever one happens to be going––to the fridge, to bed, to the bathroom, or out the front door––the tree has to be taken into account. It cannot be gone through; it must respectfully be gone around. It is somehow bigger and stronger than oneself. True, it could be chopped down, but not without tearing the house apart. And certainly it is beautiful, unique, exotic; but also, let’s face it, it is at times an enormous inconvenience.”
― The Mystery of Marriage: Meditations on the Miracle
― The Mystery of Marriage: Meditations on the Miracle
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