No one expects to attain to the height of learning, or arts, or power, or wealth, or military glory, without vigorous resolution, strenuous diligence, and steady perseverance. Yet we expect to be Christians without labour, study, or inquiry. William Wilberforce More Quotes by William Wilberforce More Quotes From William Wilberforce You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know. William Wilberforce abolition-of-slavery inspirational peace To live our lives and miss that great purpose we were designed to accomplish is truly a sin. It is inconceivable that we could be bored in a world with so much wrong to tackle, so much ignorance to reach and so much misery we could alleviate William Wilberforce bored ignorance missing So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the [slave] trade's wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for abolition. Let the consequences be what they would: I from this time determined that I would never rest until I had effected its abolition. William Wilberforce wickedness determined mind There are four things that we ought to do with the Word of God - admit it as the Word of God, commit it to our hearts and minds, submit to it, and transmit it to the world. William Wilberforce christian mind heart If you love someone who is ruining his or her life because of faulty thinking, and you don't do anything about it because you are afraid of what others might think, it would seem that rather than being loving, you are in fact being heartless. William Wilberforce heartless loving-you thinking Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me. William Wilberforce human-trafficking silent inspirational It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power. William Wilberforce creatures duty men We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. William Wilberforce flower eye school We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway. William Wilberforce realizing certain impossible Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness disposes us to over-rate our good qualities, and to overlook or extenuate our defects. William Wilberforce selfishness fruit quality If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large. William Wilberforce challenges inspirational inspire Measure your progress by your experience of the love of God and its exercise before men. William Wilberforce progress exercise men true Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude William Wilberforce debt gratitude christian May God enable me to have a single eye and a simple heart, desiring to please God, to do good to my fellow creatures, and testify my gratitude to my adorable Redeemer. William Wilberforce gratitude eye heart Christianity has been successfully attacked and marginalized… because those who professed belief were unable to defend the faith from attack, even though its attackers’ arguments were deeply flawed. William Wilberforce argument belief christianity I mean not to accuse any one, but to take the shame upon myself, in common, indeed, with the whole parliament of Great Britain, for having suffered this horrid trade to be carried on under their authority. We are all guilty—we ought all to plead guilty, and not to exculpate ourselves by throwing the blame on others; and I therefore deprecate every kind of reflection against the various descriptions of people who are more immediately involved in this wretched business. William Wilberforce reflection mean people True practical Christianity (never let it be forgotten) consists in devoting the heart and life to God; in being supremely and habitually governed by a desire to know, and a disposition to fulfill his will, and in endeavoring under the influence of these motives to 'live to his glory.' Where these essential requisites are wanting, however amiable the character may be, however creditable and respectable among men, yet, as it possesses not the grand distinguishing essence, it must not be complimented with the name of Christianity. William Wilberforce heart character men God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners (morality). William Wilberforce slave morality two Africa, your sufferings have been the theme that has arrested & engaged my heart. William Wilberforce theme suffering heart I am disturbed when I see the majority of so-called Christians having such little understanding of the real nature of the faith they profess. Faith is a subject of such importance that we should not ignore it because of the distractions or the hectic pace of our lives. William Wilberforce understanding real christian
