"God seeth different abilities and frailties of men,……" — William Law
"God seeth different abilities and frailties of men, which may move His goodness to be merciful to their different improvements in virtue."
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23 Quotes by William Law
William Law has 23 quotes on this site.
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Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.
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He who has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life.
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If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you…
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We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and…
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All people desire what they believe will make them happy. If a person is not full of desire for God,…
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Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the Christian life is a separation…
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Faith is not a notion, but a real strong essential hunger, an attracting or magnetic desire of Christ, which as…
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This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our…
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Ask what Time is, it is nothing else but something of eternal duration become finite, measurable and transitory.
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Hell is nothing else but nature departed or excluded from the beam of divine light.
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Self is the root, the tree, and the branches of all the evils of our fallen state.
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What can you conceive more silly and extravagant than to suppose a man racking his brains, and studying night and…
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More Abilities Quotes
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one of 618 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much…
— Francis Bacon
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
— Walter Bagehot
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To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities,…
— Joseph Addison
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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I was a journeyman chef of middling abilities. Whatever authority I have as a commenter on this world comes from…
— Anthony Bourdain
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As you get older, the physical abilities decrease, which is particularly frustrating because your brain gets so good! So as…
— Deborah Bull
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Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to…
— Benjamin Carson
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There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of…
— Jimmy Carter
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The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.
— Anton Chekhov
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I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.
— Julie Andrews
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To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service,…
— Laozi
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Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It's so much easier…
— Donald Trump
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