"In an age in which infidelity abounds, do……" — William Wilberforce
"In an age in which infidelity abounds, do we observe parents carefully instructing their children in the principles of faith which they profess? Or do they furnish their children with arguments for the defense of that faith? ...it is not surprising to see them abandon a position which they are unable to defend."
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William Wilberforce
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60 Quotes by William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce has 60 quotes on this site.
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Lovely flowers are the smiles of god's goodness.
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I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of…
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Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success.
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Can you tell a plain man the road to heaven? Certainly, turn at once to the right, and then go…
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Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me.
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If there is no passionate love for Christ at the center of everything, we will only jingle and jangle our…
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There are four things that we ought to do with the Word of God - admit it as the Word…
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No one expects to attain to the height of learning, or arts, or power, or wealth, or military glory, without…
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Christianity has been successfully attacked and marginalized… because those who professed belief were unable to defend the faith from attack,…
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God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners…
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It is the distinguishing glory of Christianity not to rest satisfied with superficial appearances, but to rectify the motives, and purify…
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Wherever we direct our view, we discover the melancholy proofs of our depravity; whether we look to ancient or modern…
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More Abandon Quotes
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If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do…
— John James Audubon
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for…
— Teresa of Avila
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The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.
— Abu Bakr
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When you are portraying somebody that has a very specific emotional weight, you feel like you're really starting to abandon…
— Javier Bardem
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If Republicans are aiming for the heart, for compassion, the last thing they should do is abandon the sanctity of…
— Gary Bauer
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More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance…
— Gary Bauer
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Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration,…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system.
— George W. Bush
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I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign…
— David Byrne
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To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the…
— Albert Camus
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