Some friendships are made by nature, some by contract, some by interest, and some by souls.
Jeremy TaylorHabits are the daughters of action, but then they nurse their mother, and produce daughters after her image, but far more beautiful and prosperous.
Jeremy TaylorHe that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows.
Jeremy TaylorPrayer 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.
Jeremy Taylor