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Richard Cecil, born on November 8, 1748, and died on August 15, 1810, was a prominent British clergyman who had a profound impact on religion and society during his time. He served in several significant roles within the Church of England, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London.

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“An accession of wealth is a dangerous predicament for a man. At first he is stunned if the accession be sudden, and is very humble and very grateful. Then he begins to speak a little louder, people think him more sensible, and soon he thinks himself so.”

People Ifs Thinking Men Firsts Littles Speak Wealth Dangerous Grateful Humble Sensible Stunned Predicaments

Book:The Works of the Rev. Richard Cecil ...: With a Memoir of His Life

Source: The Works of the Rev. Richard Cecil ...: With a Memoir of His Life

“The spirit and tone of your home will have great influence on your children. If it is what it ought to be, it will fasten conviction on their minds, however wicked they may become.”

Ifs Mind May Children Home Spirit Influence Ought Our Children Conviction Your Children Tone Wicked Coming Home Great Influence

Book:Remains of the Rev. Richard Cecil ... With a view of his character, by the Rev. Josiah Pratt ... To which is prefixed a memoir of his life signed: J. Cecil . Tenth edition

Source: Remains of the Rev. Richard Cecil ... With a view of his character, by the Rev. Josiah Pratt ... To which is prefixed a memoir of his life signed: J. Cecil . Tenth edition

“I could write down twenty cases wherein I wished that God had done otherwise than he did, but which I now see, if I had had my own way, would have led to extensive mischief.”

Ifs Way Writing Done My Own Prayer Cases Twenties Mischief

Author:Richard Cecil

“When a founder has cast a bell he does not presently fix it in the steeple, but tries it with his hammer, and beats it on every side to see if there be any flaw in it. So Christ doth not presently after he hath converted a man, convey him to heaven; but suffers him first to be beaten upon by many temptations and then exalts him to his crown.”

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“If there is any person to whom you feel a dislike, that is the person of whom you ought never to speak.”

Ifs Feels Persons Evil Speak Ought Dislike

Book:Remains and Miscellanies of the Rev. R. Cecil: To which is Prefixed, a View of His Character

Source: Remains and Miscellanies of the Rev. R. Cecil: To which is Prefixed, a View of His Character