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.

Quote by Jeremy Taylor

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Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.

Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.

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...

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

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.

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...

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

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

Love is friendship set on fire

Love is friendship set on fire

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...

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...

Know that you are your greatest enemy, but also your greatest friend.

Know that you are your greatest enemy, but also your greatest friend.

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...

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

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

Curiosity is the direct incontinency of the spirit.

Curiosity is the direct incontinency of the spirit.

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

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

Love is a check that can be forged that can be cashed. Love is a...

Love is a check that can be forged that can be cashed. Love is a...

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

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

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

If the world would fall apart in a fiction-worthy wind, I wouldn't change a thing...

If the world would fall apart in a fiction-worthy wind, I wouldn't change a thing...

There are four questions of value in life... What is sacred? Of what is the...

There are four questions of value in life... What is sacred? Of what is the...