Jeremy Taylor quotes - page 2

If anger proceeds from a great cause, it turns to fury; if from a small cause, it is peevishness; and so is always either terrible or ridiculous. (Jeremy Taylor)
Conscience in most men, is but the anticipation of the opinions of others. View quote
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To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance. View quote
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He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows. View quote
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Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward. View quote
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No man is poor who does not think himself so. But if in a full fortune with impatience he desires more, he proclaims his wants and his beggarly condition. View quote
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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. View quote
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Dive on them and squash them if you must. View quote
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He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread that ties their hearts together. View quote
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Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error to an afflicted truth. View quote
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Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it. (Jeremy Taylor)
Curiosity is the direct incontinence of the spirit. View quote
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The first things that hinders the prayer of a good man from obtaining its effects is a violent anger, and a violent storm in the spirit him who prayers. ** Jeremy Taylor. View quote
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