KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

William Wilberforce Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by William Wilberforce

Showing 1-10 of 16 Quotes by William Wilberforce

Can one serve God and one's nation in parliament?

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


If you love someone who is ruining his or her life because of faulty thinking, and you don't do anything about it because you are afraid of what others might think, it would seem that rather than being loving, you are in fact being heartless.

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer.

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Let everyone regulate his conduct... by the golden rule of doing to others as in similar circumstances we would have them do to us, and the path of duty will be clear before him.

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I am disturbed when I see the majority of so-called Christians having such little understanding of the real nature of the faith they profess. Faith is a subject of such importance that we should not ignore it because of the distractions or the hectic pace of our lives.

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Life as we know it, with all its ups and downs, will soon be over. We all will give an accounting to God of how we have lived.

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Surely the principles of Christianity lead to action as well as meditation.

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


God Almighty has set before me two great objects: the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The objects of the present life fill the human eye with a false magnification because of their immediacy.

~William Wilberforce

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Politician

Born: August 24th, 1759

Died: July 29th, 1833

Links

Find William Wilberforce on Amazon

Related Authors

Kenneth Clarke
William Cobbett
Thomas Cochrane
Charles James Fox
Henry St. John
Ken Livingstone
Estelle Morris
Ian Paisley
George Savile
George Villiers

Popular Authors

Cardi B Anthony Bourdain George Washington Carver Charles Dickens Elizabeth I Robert Green Ingersoll Keanu Reeves John Wayne

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1931 - Ram Dass

1741 - Nicolas Chamfort

1773 - James Mill

1812 - Alexander Herzen

1820 - Nadar

1866 - Lincoln Steffens

1882 - Rose Schneiderman

1892 - Donald Wills Douglas

1892 - Lowell Thomas

1895 - Dudley Nichols

Birthdays on April 6th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Birthday Business Dad Environmental Good Great Nature Politics