Jeremy Taylor Quotes


A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity.


Citations

Taylor, Jeremy. The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D. Edited by Reginald Heber, vol. 5, Ogle, Duncan, and Co., 1822, p. 253.

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Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor
  • Born: August 13, 1667
  • Died: August 13, 1667
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Clergyman

Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was 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.