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Archbishop of Canterbury

John Tillotson was a prominent religious leader in England, serving as the Archbishop of Canterbury. He lived during the 17th century and passed away on November 22, 1694. Tillotson is known for his theological writings and contributions to the church.

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Famous John Tillotson Quotes

“A little wit and a great deal of ill-nature will furnish a man for satire; but the greatest instance of wit is to commend well.”

Men Wells Littles Deals Ill Wit Instance Satire

Book:The wisdom of being religious

Source: The wisdom of being religious

“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.”

Men Littles Values Nice Gold Dust Excellent Sparks Diamond Great Value

Book:The works of the most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: containing fifty four sermons and discourses ... Together with the rule of faith

Source: The works of the most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: containing fifty four sermons and discourses ... Together with the rule of faith

“How often might a man, after he had jumbled a set of letters in a bag, fling them out upon the ground before they would fall into an exact poem, yea, or so much as make a good discourse in prose? And may not a little book be as easily made by chance as this great volume of the world?”

Source: The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: containing fifty four sermons and discourses on several occasions. Together with The Rule of Faith. Being all that were published by His Grace himself and now collected into one volume, to which is added an alphabetical table of the principle matter

“And as for Pleasure, there is little in this World that is true and sincere, besides the Pleasure of doing our Duty, and of doing good.”

World Littles Pleasure Duty Goodness Sincere Doing Good

Author:John Tillotson