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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God hath prepared a little coronet or special reward (extraordinary and beside the great crown...

God hath prepared a little coronet or special reward (extraordinary and beside the great crown...

If anger proceeds from a great cause, it turns to fury; if from a small...

If anger proceeds from a great cause, it turns to fury; if from a small...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above...

He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above...

Celibacy, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in perpetual sweetness, but...

Celibacy, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in perpetual sweetness, but...

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...

Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it.

Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it.

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...

Curiosity is the direct incontinency of the spirit.

Curiosity is the direct incontinency of the spirit.

Love is friendship set on fire.

Love is friendship set on fire.

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.

Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.

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

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

Dive on them and squash them if you must.

Dive on them and squash them if you must.

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...

He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread...

He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread...