We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to see one another through.

Quote by Peter De Vries

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Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness

I am not impressed by the Ivy League establishments. Of course they graduate the best...

I am not impressed by the Ivy League establishments. Of course they graduate the best...

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination...

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie...

Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie...

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually...

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually...

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must...

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart.

The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.

The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.

I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow...

I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow...