Reading is good, hearing is good, conversation and meditation are good; but then, they are only good at times and occasions, in a certain degree, and must be used and governed with such caution as we eat and drink and… — William Law Copy Share Image
The will is that which has all power; it makes heaven and it makes hell: for there is no hell but where the will… — William Law Copy Share Image
No education can be of true advantage to young women but that which trains them up in humble industry, in great plainness of living,… — William Law Copy Share Image
“Would you know who is the greatest saint in the world? It is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not… — William Law Copy Share Image
Man needs to be Saved from his own Wisdom as much as from his own Righteousness, for they produce one and the same corruption.… — William Law Copy Share Image
Hell is nothing else but nature departed or excluded from the beam of divine light. — William Law Copy Share Image
If you attempt to talk with a dying man about sports or business, he is no longer interested. He now sees other things as… — William Law Copy Share Image
What could begin to deny self, if there were not something in man different from self? — William Law Copy Share Image
From morning to night keep Jesus in thy heart, long for nothing, desire nothing, hope for nothing but to have all that is within… — William Law Copy Share Image
The Prophet had made dishonorable proposals to my wife... under cover of his asserted 'Revelation.'... Smith told his wife Jane the Lord had commanded… — William Law Copy Share Image
This is the state of all creatures, whether men or angels; as they make not themselves, so they enjoy nothing from themselves; if they… — William Law Copy Share Image
You have no questions to ask of any body, no new way that you need inquire after; no oracle that you need to consult;… — William Law Copy Share Image
If someone is leaving you behind, and you are becoming jealous and embittered, keep praying that he may have success in the very matter… — William Law Copy Share Image
The greatest saint in the world is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not he who gives alms, or is… — William Law Copy Share Image
