William Wilberforce Quotes About Duty

Quotes about: Duty

• Is it not the great end of religion, and, in particular, the glory of Christianity, to extinguish the malignant passions; to curb the violence, to control the appetites, and to smooth the asperities of man; to make us compassionate and kind, and forgiving one to another; to make us good husbands, good fathers, good friends; and to render us active and useful in the discharge of the relative social and civil duties?

  William Wilberforce

  Husband, Father, Passion

  William Wilberforce (2005). “A Practical View of Preferred Christians”, p.81, Cosimo, Inc.

• Let everyone regulate his conduct... by the golden rule of doing to others as in similar circumstances we would have them do to us, and the path of duty will be clear before him.

  William Wilberforce

  Golden, Path, Duty

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

  William Wilberforce

  Men, Duty, Creatures

  William Wilberforce (1871). “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”, p.2

• We can scarcely indeed look into any part of the sacred volume without meeting abundant proofs, that it is the religion of the Affections which God particularly requires. Love, Zeal, Gratitude, Joy, Hope, Trust, are each of them specified; and are not allowed to us as weaknesses, but enjoined on us as our bounden duty, and commended to us as our acceptable worship.

  William Wilberforce

  Gratitude, Joy, Weakness

  William Wilberforce (2013). “A Practical View”, p.40, Simon and Schuster

• If any country were indeed filled with men, each thus diligently discharging the duties of his own station without breaking in upon the rights of others, but on the contrary endeavoring, so far as he might be able, to forward their views and promote their happiness, all would be active and harmonious in the goodly frame of human society.

  William Wilberforce

  Country, Men, Rights

  William Wilberforce (2005). “A Practical View of Preferred Christians”, p.119, Cosimo, Inc.

• In short, Christians in general are everywhere denominated the servants and the children of God, and are required to serve him with that submissive obedience, and that affectionate promptitude of duty, which belong to those endearing relations.

  William Wilberforce

  Christian, Children, Submissive

  William Wilberforce (2005). “A Practical View of Preferred Christians”, p.63, Cosimo, Inc.

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