William Wilberforce Quotes

“If there is no passionate love for Christ at the center of everything, we will only jingle and jangle our way across the world, merely making a noise as we go”

Ifs World Way Christian Christ Passionate Christian Inspirational Noise Passionate Love Jingles

Author:William Wilberforce

“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.”

World Mind Heart Christian Four Ought Christian Inspirational Commit Word Of God Submit Heart And Mind Transmit

Author:William Wilberforce

“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.”

Art Christian Wealth Study Military Glory Perseverance Height Labour Resolution Steady Inquiry Diligence Vigorous

Book:A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country; contrasted with real Christianity. With a memoir, by T. Price

Source: A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country; contrasted with real Christianity. With a memoir, by T. Price

“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.”

Has Beens Belief Christianity Argument Flawed Marginalized

Author:William Wilberforce

“God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners (morality).”

Two Objects Morality Trade Slave Manners Almighty Reformation Suppression Slave Trade

Author:William Wilberforce

“It is the distinguishing glory of Christianity not to rest satisfied with superficial appearances, but to rectify the motives, and purify the heart.”

Heart Christianity Glory Appearance Satisfied Motive Superficial Rectify

Book:A Practical View

Source: A Practical View

“Wherever we direct our view, we discover the melancholy proofs of our depravity; whether we look to ancient or modern times, to barbarous or civilized nations, to the conduct of the world around us, or to the monitor within the breast; whether we read, or hear, or act, or think, or feel, the same humiliating lesson is forced upon us.”

Thinking World Feels Looks Nations Views Modern Lessons Direct Ancient Proof Breasts Civilized Melancholy Humiliating Depravity Modern Times Civilized Nations

Book:A Practical View of Preferred Christians

Source: A Practical View of Preferred Christians

“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.”

People Kind Mean Whole Common Ought Involved Authority Reflection Shame Blame Trade Various Guilty Britain Description Throwing Parliament Wretched Great Britain

Author:William Wilberforce

“If . . . a principle of true Religion [i.e., true Christianity] should . . . gain ground, there is no estimating the effects on public morals, and the consequent influence on our political welfare.”

Ifs Should Political Moral Christianity Principles Influence Effects Gains Welfare True Religion True Christianity Estimating

Author:William Wilberforce

“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.”

Mind Made My Own Consequence Trade Slave Determined Enormous Wickedness Abolition Slave Trade

Author:William Wilberforce

“Oh Lord, purify my soul from all its stains. Warm my heart with the love of thee, animate my sluggish nature and fix my inconstancy, and volatility, that I may not be weary in well doing.”

Wells Heart May Soul Lord My Heart Warm My Soul Thee Weary Stains I May Not Be Sluggish Volatility Inconstancy

Author:William Wilberforce

“The objects of the present life fill the human eye with a false magnification because of their immediacy.”

Humans Eye Objects Immediacy Human Eyes Present Life Magnification

Author:William Wilberforce

“In an age in which infidelity abounds, do we observe parents carefully instructing their children in the principles of faith which they profess? Or do they furnish their children with arguments for the defense of that faith? ...it is not surprising to see them abandon a position which they are unable to defend.”

Children Age Parent Principles Position Argument Defense Abandon Surprising Infidelity

Author:William Wilberforce

“It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.”

Men Duty Creatures Fellows Every Man

Book:A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country, contrasted with real Christianity. Complete ed

Source: A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country, contrasted with real Christianity. Complete ed

“Read the Bible, read the Bible! Let no religious book take its place. Through all my perplexities and distresses, I seldom read any other book, and I as rarely felt the want of any other.”

Want Book Felt Religious Distress Perplexity Religious Books

Author:William Wilberforce

“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.”

Should Littles Real Christian Understanding Our Lives Subjects Importance Majority Pace Distraction Disturbed Hectic

Author:William Wilberforce

“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.”

Heart May Eye Simple Gratitude Please Creatures Fellows Adorable Redeemer Single Eye

Author:William Wilberforce

“Measure your progress by your experience of the love of God and its exercise before men.”

Men Progress Exercise God Love

Author:William Wilberforce