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“Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father.”

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Jeremy Taylor, a renowned English author, was born on August 15, 1613, and passed away on August 13, 1667. His works, primarily focused on religion and philosophy, have been highly appreciated by readers. more

“Children, honor your parents in your hearts; bear them not only awe and respect, but kindness and affection: love their persons, fear to do anything that may justly provoke them; highly esteem them as the instruments under God of your being: for Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father.”

Men Heart May Children Persons Mother Father Parent Kindness Bears Honor Instruments Affection Every Man Esteem Awe Provoking

Author:Jeremy Taylor

“A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.”

Religion Mystery Without God

Author:Jeremy Taylor

“Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.”

Virtue Consequence Rewards Ingredients

Author:Jeremy Taylor

“Enjoy the blessings of this day, if God sends them; and the evils of it bear patiently and sweetly: for this day only is ours, we are dead to yesterday, and we are not yet born to the morrow.”

Ifs Evil Enjoy Born Bears Blessing Yesterday This Day Morrow

Book:The Beauties of J. Taylor: Selected from His Works with an Essay on His Life and Writings

Source: The Beauties of J. Taylor: Selected from His Works with an Essay on His Life and Writings

“The pharisees minded what God spoke, but not what He intended. They were busy in the outward work of the hand, but incurious of the affections and choice of the heart. So God was served in the letter, they did not much inquire into His purpose; and therefore they were curious to wash their hands, but cared not to purify their hearts.”

Heart Hands Purpose Choices Letters Busy Affection Curious Spokes Pharisees

Author:Jeremy Taylor

“It is a little learning, and but a little, which makes men conclude hastily. Experience and humility teach modesty and fear.”

Men Littles Teach Humility Modesty

Author:Jeremy Taylor

“Prayer is the peace of our spirit, the stillness of our thoughts, the evenness of recollection, the seat of meditation, the rest of our cares and the calm of our tempest; prayer is the issue of a quiet mind, of untroubled thoughts, it is the daughter of charity, and the sister of meekness.”

Mind Care Spirit Prayer Issues Meditation Quiet Daughter Charity Calm Seats Stillness Our Thoughts Recollection Tempest Meekness

Book:The Beauties of J. Taylor: Selected from His Works with an Essay on His Life and Writings

Source: The Beauties of J. Taylor: Selected from His Works with an Essay on His Life and Writings

“To survive, men and business and corporations must serve.”

Men Corporations

Author:John Henry Patterson

“It's painful and it's messy. But sometimes you just have to make the break and start again.”

Sometimes Break Painful Messy

Author:Tony Parsons

“I once read somewhere that, in any relationship, the one who cares the least is the one with all the power.”

Care Who Cares

Book:Man and Boy: A Novel

Source: Man and Boy: A Novel

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