Author: Jeremy Taylor

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A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity.

A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity.

- Jeremy Taylor

It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance, for it requires knowledge to perceive it; and, therefore, he that can perceive it hath it not.

It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance, for it requires knowledge to perceive it; and, therefore, he that can perceive it hath it not.

- Jeremy Taylor

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

- Jeremy Taylor

Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error to an afflicted truth.

Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error to an afflicted truth.

- Jeremy Taylor

He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows.

He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows.

- Jeremy Taylor

Conscience in most men, is but the anticipation of the opinions of others.

Conscience in most men, is but the anticipation of the opinions of others.

- Jeremy Taylor

When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your Creator; and when you have done so, trust Him with yourself, as you must do when you are dying.

When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your Creator; and when you have done so, trust Him with yourself, as you must do when you are dying.

- Jeremy Taylor

God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends.

God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends.

- Jeremy Taylor

Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself.

Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself.

- Jeremy Taylor

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