When a man has once forfeited the reputation of his integrity, he is set fast, and nothing will then serve his turn, neither truth nor falsehood. John Tillotson More Quotes by John Tillotson More Quotes From John Tillotson Religion in a magistrate strengthens his authority, because it procures veneration, and gains a reputation to it. In all the affairs of this world, so much reputation is in reality so much power. John Tillotson reality world religion No man's body is as strong as his appetites, but Heaven has corrected the boundlessness of his voluptuous desires by stinting his strength and contracting his capacities. John Tillotson passion strong men The little and short sayings of nice And excellent men are of great value, like the dust of gold, or the least sparks of diamonds. John Tillotson nice dust men The angriest person in a controversy is the one most liable to be in the wrong. John Tillotson liable controversy anger Convulsive anger storms at large; or pale John Tillotson storm anger revenge Abstinence is many times very helpful to the end of religion. John Tillotson helpful abstinence ends The crime of a bad example is the same whether men follow it or not, because he that gives bad example to others, does what in him lies to draw them into sin; and if they do not follow it, that is no mitigation of his fault. John Tillotson giving men lying When men live as if there were no God, it becomes expedient for them that there should be none. John Tillotson atheism should men True wisdom is a thing very extraordinary. Happy are they that have it: and next to them, not those many that think they have it, but those few that are sensible of their own defects and imperfections, and know that they have it not. John Tillotson imperfection inspirational thinking Many man's scruples lie almost wholly about obedience to authority and compliance with indifferent customs, but very seldom about the dangers of disobedience and unpeaceableness and rending in pieces the Church of Christ by needless separations and endless divisions. John Tillotson men peace lying With the history of Moses no book in the world, in point of antiquity, can contend. John Tillotson bible book world Surely modesty never hurt any cause; and the confidence of man seems to me to be much like the wrath of man. John Tillotson confidence hurt men None so nearly disposed to scoffing at religion as those who have accustomed themselves to swear on trifling occasions. John Tillotson scoffing trifling profanity If they be principles evident of themselves, they need nothing to evidence them. John Tillotson evidence principles needs Great is the advantage of patience. John Tillotson advantage patience Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy; but he that can moderate these affections will find ease in his mind. John Tillotson hatred mind ease Fear is that passion which hath the greatest power over us, and by which God and His laws take the surest hold of us. John Tillotson passion law fear Whatever convenience may be thought to be in falsehood and dissimulation, it is soon over; but the inconvenience of it is perpetual, because it brings a man under everlasting jealousy and suspicion, so that he is not believed when he speaks the truth, nor trusted when perhaps he means honestly. John Tillotson may men mean We anticipate our own happiness, and eat out the heart and sweetness of worldly pleasures by delightful forethought of them. John Tillotson sweetness pleasure heart The gospel chargeth us with piety towards God, and justice and charity to men, and temperance and chastity in reference to ourselves. John Tillotson charity justice men
