"A private faith that does not act in……" — William Wilberforce

"A private faith that does not act in the face of oppression is no faith at all."

— William Wilberforce

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60 Quotes by William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce has 60 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Lovely flowers are the smiles of god's goodness.
I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of…
Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success.
Can you tell a plain man the road to heaven? Certainly, turn at once to the right, and then go…
Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me.
If there is no passionate love for Christ at the center of everything, we will only jingle and jangle our…
There are four things that we ought to do with the Word of God - admit it as the Word…
No one expects to attain to the height of learning, or arts, or power, or wealth, or military glory, without…
Christianity has been successfully attacked and marginalized… because those who professed belief were unable to defend the faith from attack,…
God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners…
It is the distinguishing glory of Christianity not to rest satisfied with superficial appearances, but to rectify the motives, and purify…
Wherever we direct our view, we discover the melancholy proofs of our depravity; whether we look to ancient or modern…

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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has… — Hannah Arendt
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Quality is not an act, it is a habit. — Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,… — Aristotle
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories. — Karen Armstrong
Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
Criticize the act, not the person. — Mary Kay Ash
We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure… — Julian Assange
Gardening is not a rational act. — Margaret Atwood
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden

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