To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

Choose well.

It is not enough just to know who we love; we need to know what we love. We need to know why we love the person we love. This is critically important for building a happy and successful marriage.

Know how to choose. Most things in life depend on it. You need good taste and an upright judgement; intelligence and application are not enough. There is no perfection without discernment and selection.

This is how life works. Deciding whom to love is not an alien form of decision-making, a romantic interlude in the midst of normal life. Instead, decisions about whom to love are more intense versions of the sorts of decisions we make throughout the course of our existence, from what kind of gelato to order to what career to pursue. Living is an inherently emotional business.

Choose your love; love your choice.

How do you choose? You choose because of who your heart and your soul connects with more, not the physical appearance that’s gonna fade eventually. It’s all about the person who is going to make you laugh until you cry for the rest of your life, the person you can be your most authentic self with. That’s key, in my opinion.

Love is a choice.

We must know who we are, so we can know what we want, so we don’t end up wanting the wrong thing and get it and realize we don’t want it, because by then it is too late.

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.

You should be sure of who you are and who your partner is. That is the first thing and be sure that the love is enough to pull you through.

You need to know who you want to be.

When selecting a spouse, do not be concerned about superficial qualities, but be sure of the sincerity of the heart.

As a process, choosing for myself turned out to be much more valuable in the long run, rather than simply accepting or rejecting a single point of view.