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.

Quote by Jeremy Taylor

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A wise man shall overrule his stars and have a greater influence upon his own...

A wise man shall overrule his stars and have a greater influence upon his own...

Love is friendship set on fire.

Love is friendship set on fire.

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

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

Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit.

Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit.

Dive on them and squash them if you must.

Dive on them and squash them if you must.

The best theology is rather a divine life than a divine knowledge.

The best theology is rather a divine life than a divine knowledge.

Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.

Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.

Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.

Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.

When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your...

When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your...

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

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

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

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

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual...

A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual...

We each define our god, and from this definition, we set the criteria for self-love

We each define our god, and from this definition, we set the criteria for self-love

Nothing is greater, or more fearful sacrilege than to prostitute the great name of God...

Nothing is greater, or more fearful sacrilege than to prostitute the great name of God...

Grumbling is the death of love.

Grumbling is the death of love.

Habits are the daughters of action, but then they nurse their mother, and produce daughters...

Habits are the daughters of action, but then they nurse their mother, and produce daughters...

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.

No man is poor who does not think himself so. But if in a full...

No man is poor who does not think himself so. But if in a full...

To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance.

To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance.