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title: "1 Breastfeeding Quotes By William Gouge"
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> [They who on meare curiositie (where no urgent necessitie requireth) try whether their children may not as birds be nourished without sucking, offend contrary to this dutie of breast feeding and reflect that meanes which God hath ordained as best;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gouge/they-who-on-meare-curiositie-where-no-urgent-necessitie-requireth-try/)

[William Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gouge/)

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## Other authors on Breastfeeding

- [Gabrielle Palmer 124 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breastfeeding/gabrielle-palmer/)

## More by William Gouge

> [Reprehension is a kind of middle thing betwixt admonition and correction: it is sharpe admonition, but a milde correction. It is rather to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gouge/reprehension-is-a-kind-of-middle-thing-betwixt-admonition-and/)

[William Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gouge/)

> [“Corporations have neither bodies to be kicked, nor souls to be damned”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gouge/corporations-have-neither-bodies-to-be-kicked-nor-souls-to-be-damned/)

[William Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gouge/)

> [“Extremes on either side are dangerous and pernicious to parent and child. For remissness will make children careless of all duty to God and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gouge/extremes-on-either-side-are-dangerous-and-pernicious-to-parent-and/)

[William Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gouge/)

> [They who on meare curiositie (where no urgent necessitie requireth) try whether their children may not as birds be nourished without sucking, offend contrary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gouge/they-who-on-meare-curiositie-where-no-urgent-necessitie-requireth-try/)

[William Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gouge/)

> [The more purely God's word is preached, the more deeply it pierces and the more kindly it works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gouge/the-more-purely-god-s-word-is-preached-the-more-deeply-it-pierces-and/)

[William Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gouge/)

> [“In that the person of Christ, God-Man, was given up, I gather that the price of our redemption is of infinite value. Neither Christ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gouge/in-that-the-person-of-christ-god-man-was-given-up-i-gather-that-the/)

[William Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gouge/)

> [“A true fear of God makes us respect more what God requires and commands than what our corrupt heart desires and suggests. It subdues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gouge/a-true-fear-of-god-makes-us-respect-more-what-god-requires-and/)

[William Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gouge/)

> [Happy is that family where both the husband and wife are mutual members of Christ's body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gouge/happy-is-that-family-where-both-the-husband-and-wife-are-mutual/)

[William Gouge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gouge/)

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