“Would you know who is the greatest saint in the world? It is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not he who gives most alms or is most eminent for temperance, chastity or justice; but it… — William Law Copy Share
The greatest saint in the world is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not he who gives alms, or is most eminent for temperance, chastity or justice. It is he who is most thankful to God. — 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 he who gives most alms or is most eminent for temperance, chastity or justice; but it is he who is always thankful to God, who wills everything that God wills, who receives everything as an instance… — William Law Copy Share
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 are great, it must be only as great receivers of the gifts of God; their power can only be so much of the divine power acting in them; their wisdom can be only so much of… — William Law Copy Share
