Jeremy Taylor
9 quotations
He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows.
Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error to an afflicted truth.
Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it.
Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.
Know that you are your greatest enemy, but also your greatest friend.
The best theology is rather a divine life than a divine knowledge.
Conscience in most men, is but the anticipation of the opinions of others.
Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.
Curiosity is the direct incontinence of the spirit.