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> [“Devotion signifies a life given, or devoted to God. He therefore is the devout man, who lives no longer to his own will, or the way and spirit of the world, but to the sole will of God, who considers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/devotion-signifies-a-life-given-or-devoted-to-god-he-therefore-is-the/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

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## More by William Law

> [The will is that which has all power; it makes heaven and it makes hell: for there is no hell but where the will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/the-will-is-that-which-has-all-power-it-makes-heaven-and-it-makes/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [No education can be of true advantage to young women but that which trains them up in humble industry, in great plainness of living,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/no-education-can-be-of-true-advantage-to-young-women-but-that-which/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/be-intent-upon-the-perfection-of-the-present-day/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [“Would you know who is the greatest saint in the world? It is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/would-you-know-who-is-the-greatest-saint-in-the-world-it-is-not-he/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [Man needs to be Saved from his own Wisdom as much as from his own Righteousness, for they produce one and the same corruption.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/man-needs-to-be-saved-from-his-own-wisdom-as-much-as-from-his-own/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [Be intent on the perfection of the present day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/be-intent-on-the-perfection-of-the-present-day/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [Hell is nothing else but nature departed or excluded from the beam of divine light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/hell-is-nothing-else-but-nature-departed-or-excluded-from-the-beam-of/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [If you attempt to talk with a dying man about sports or business, he is no longer interested. He now sees other things as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/if-you-attempt-to-talk-with-a-dying-man-about-sports-or-business-he/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [What could begin to deny self, if there were not something in man different from self?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/what-could-begin-to-deny-self-if-there-were-not-something-in-man/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [From morning to night keep Jesus in thy heart, long for nothing, desire nothing, hope for nothing but to have all that is within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/from-morning-to-night-keep-jesus-in-thy-heart-long-for-nothing-desire/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [The Prophet had made dishonorable proposals to my wife... under cover of his asserted 'Revelation.'... Smith told his wife Jane the Lord had commanded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/the-prophet-had-made-dishonorable-proposals-to-my-wife-under-cover-of/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [This is the state of all creatures, whether men or angels; as they make not themselves, so they enjoy nothing from themselves; if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/this-is-the-state-of-all-creatures-whether-men-or-angels-as-they-make/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [You have no questions to ask of any body, no new way that you need inquire after; no oracle that you need to consult;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/you-have-no-questions-to-ask-of-any-body-no-new-way-that-you-need/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [If someone is leaving you behind, and you are becoming jealous and embittered, keep praying that he may have success in the very matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/if-someone-is-leaving-you-behind-and-you-are-becoming-jealous-and/)

[William Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-law/)

> [The greatest saint in the world is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not he who gives alms, or is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-law/the-greatest-saint-in-the-world-is-not-he-who-prays-most-or-fasts/)

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