Blessed Quote by William Wilberforce

“When blessed with wealth, let them withdraw from the competition of vanity and be modest, retiring from ostentation, and not be the slaves of fashion.”

William Wilberforce

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Blessed Competition Fashion Modest Money Ostentation Pride Retiring Slave Vanity Wealth

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“God Almighty has set before me two Great Objects: the supression of the Slave Trade and the Reformation of Manners.”

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

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