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The ultimate purpose of marriage is not to make us happy but to glorify God. -- Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Passion, sexual passion, may lead to marriage, but cannot sustain marriage. The purpose of marriage is the raising of children, for which patience, not passion, is the necessary foundation. -- Edward Abbey
Contrary to what we read in romance novels or see in Disney movies, the purpose of marriage is not to complete you or to find your other half. If your goal in seeking marriage is to fill a void in yourself, you are only setting yourself up for disappointment. -- Zofie Kae
Neither man nor woman is perfect or complete without the other. Thus, no marriage or family, no ward or stake is likely to reach its full potential until husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, men and women work together in unity of purpose, respecting and relying upon each other's strengths. -- Sheri L. Dew
Marriage is about raising children. That's the purpose of the institution. -- Rush Limbaugh
There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose. -- Charles Dickens
Singles have a purpose that is higher than any earthly relationship. Marriage is honorable, but so is being single. -- Monica Johnson
Marriage, like everything else in the world, is holy or unholy depending on the purpose the mind ascribes to it. -- Marianne Williamson

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