A pure mind in a chaste body ...

A pure mind in a chaste body is the mother of wisdom and deliberation; sober counsels and ingenuous actions; open deportment and sweet carriage; sincere principles and unprejudiced understanding; love of God and self-denial; peace and confidence; hol
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 Jeremy Taylor

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Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself.
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Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father.
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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.
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Habits are the daughters of action, but then they nurse their mother, and produce daughters after her image, but far more beautiful and prosperous.
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All dreams reflect inborn creativity and ability to face and solve life's problems.
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