Quotes from William Wilberforce
God has so made the mind of man that a peculiar deliciousness resides in the fruits of personal industry.
- William Wilberforce
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
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.
- William Wilberforce
It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.
- 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.
- William Wilberforce
God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners (morality).
- William Wilberforce
Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me.
- William Wilberforce
The objects of the present life fill the human eye with a false magnification because of their immediacy.
- William Wilberforce
Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer.
- William Wilberforce
You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.
- William Wilberforce
We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway.
- William Wilberforce
true Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude
- William Wilberforce