Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself.

Taylor’s aphorism treats marriage not merely as a private contract but as a generative social and spiritual institution. Calling it “the mother of the world” frames marriage as the ordinary means by which human life is renewed and ordered across time. The claim that it “preserves kingdoms” points to political stability through legitimate succession and household governance; “fills cities and churches” links family formation to population, civic continuity, and the transmission of faith. The final reach—“and heaven itself”—reflects a Christian view that domestic life can be a school of virtue and a pathway to salvation, making marriage a cornerstone of both temporal society and eternal destiny.