Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylorwas a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression, and he is frequently cited as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language. He is remembered in the Church of England's calendar of saints with a Lesser Festival on 13 August...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth15 August 1613
heart ties together
He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread that ties their hearts together.
thanksgiving song widows
God is pleased with no music below so much as with the thanksgiving songs of relieved widows and supported orphans; of rejoicing, comforted, and thankful persons.
love children heart
No man can tell but he that loves his children, how many delicious accents make a man's heart dance in the pretty conversation of those dear pledges; their childishness, their stammering, their little angers, their innocence, their imperfections, their necessities, are so many little emanations of joy and comfort to him that delights in their persons and society.
laziness busy catching
Many are idly busy; Domitian was busy, but then it was in catching flies.
divine theology divine-life
The best theology is rather a divine life than a divine knowledge.
wine suffering together
The bodies of the damned shall be crowded together in hell, like grapes in a wine-press, which press one another till they burst; every distinct sense and organ shall be assailed with its own appropriate and most exquisite sufferings.
evil looks
The greatest evils, are from within us; and from ourselves also we must look for the greatest good.
dream creativity faces
All dreams reflect inborn creativity and ability to face and solve life's problems.
arrows unjust acquisition
An unjust acquisition is like a barbed arrow, which must be drawn backward with horrible anguish, or else will be your destruction.
eye perspective perfection
It is not the eye that sees the beauty of the heaven, nor the ear that hears the sweetness of music or the glad tidings of a prosperous occurrence, but the soul, that perceives all the relishes of sensual and intellectual perfections; and the more noble and excellent the soul is, the greater and more savory are its perceptions.
anger causes ridiculous
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.
gratitude giving thanks
...Learn to give thanks for everything.
friendship world strongest
Friendship is the strongest bond in the world.
thorns needs trouble
If thou has a bundle of thorns in thy lot, there is no need to sit down on it.