"The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid." ― Thomas a Kempis Topic(s): Marriage Tags: building, loftier More From Thomas a Kempis "He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure." "First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others." "Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be." More In Marriage "No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman."― Honore de Balzac "I think you may see again a rise at the federal government level for a – a call for the federal constitutional amendment, because people want to make sure that this definition of marriage remains secure, because after all, the family is the fundamental unit of government."― Michele Bachmann "Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done."― Burt Reynolds