"My walk is a public one. My business……" — William Wilberforce
"My walk is a public one. My business is in the world, and I must mix in the assemblies of men or quit the post which Providence seems to have assigned me."
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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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Kings govern by popular assemblies only when they cannot do without them.
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For when I came into the silent assemblies of God's people I felt a secret power among them which touched…
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