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Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think shes a household

Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think shes a householder. – Thornton Wilder

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It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent on making the most evil ugliness. – Thornton Wilder

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Beauty
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Thornton Wilder
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When God loves a creature he wants the creature to know the highest happiness and the deepest misery He wants him to know all that being alive can bring. That is his best gift. There is no happiness save in understanding the whole. – Thornton Wilder

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Happiness
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I believe in traditional marriage. – Karl Rove

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Marriage is all about knowing the ins and outs and the intimate details, and your wife is supposed to be the person you know best. But my brother and I think alike, know everything about one another, and when we get together, we block everything else out. Nothing exists in our world except for us. – Jon Heder

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During last nights debate, John Kerry and John Edwards were so friendly to each other some political experts think that they may end up running together. In fact Kerry and Edwards were so friendly, President Bush accused them of planning a gay marriage. – Conan OBrien

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No, I think marriage is a great thing. – David Copperfield

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