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Jeremy Taylor

15 August 1613-13 August 1667

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Anger is always either terrible or ridiculous. Either it proceeds from a great cause and turns to fury, or a small cause and becomes peevishness.

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Anger is like the waves of a troubled sea : when it is corrected with a soft reply, as with a little strand, it retires, and leaves nothing behind but froth and shells, no permanent mischief.

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The Aphorism is a little spark of holy fire that helps to entertain a thought, to actuate a passion, to employ and hallow a fancy.

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Pleasure is dangerous — All the instances of pleasure have a sting in the tail.