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

Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success. — William Wilberforce

Can one serve God and one's nation in parliament? — William Wilberforce

No matter how loud you shout, you will not drown out the voice of the people! — William Wilberforce

The distemper of which, as a community, we are sick, should be considered rather as a moral than a political malady. — William Wilberforce

A private faith that does not act in the face of oppression is no faith at all. — William Wilberforce

Taken all together, it's difficult to escape the verdict that William Wilberforce was simply the greatest social reformer in the history of the world. — Eric Metaxas

The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint — William Wilberforce

Life as we know it, with all its ups and downs, will soon be over. We all will give an accounting to God of how we have lived. — William Wilberforce

What a difference it would be if our system of morality were based on the Bible instead of the standards devised by cultural Christians. — William Wilberforce

Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer. — William Wilberforce

The first years in Parliament I did nothing - nothing to any purpose. My own distinction was my darling object. — William Wilberforce

Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me. — William Wilberforce

Africa, your sufferings have been the theme that has arrested & engaged my heart. — William Wilberforce

As much pains were taken to make me idle as were ever taken to make me studious. — William Wilberforce

Can you tell a plain man the road to heaven? Certainly, turn at once to the right, then go straight forward. — William Wilberforce

There is no shortcut to holiness; it must be the business of our whole lives. — William Wilberforce

When blessed with wealth, let them withdraw from the competition of vanity and be modest, retiring from ostentation, and not be the slaves of fashion. — William Wilberforce

God has so made the mind of man that a peculiar deliciousness resides in the fruits of personal industry. — William Wilberforce

Lovely flowers are the smiles of god's goodness. — William Wilberforce

True Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude — William Wilberforce

Blessed be to God for the day of rest and religious occupation wherein earthly things assume their true size. — William Wilberforce

The objects of the present life fill the human eye with a false magnification because of their immediacy. — William Wilberforce

You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know. — William Wilberforce

No man, ever indulged more freely or happily in that playful facetiousness which gratifies all without wounding any. — William Wilberforce

This perpetual hurry of business and company ruins me in soul if not in body. More solitude and earlier hours! — William Wilberforce

Because they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, he gave them over to a reprobate mind — William Wilberforce

Surely the experience of all good men confirms the proposition that without a due measure of private devotions the soul will grow lean. — William Wilberforce

Measure your progress by your experience of the love of God and its exercise before men. — William Wilberforce

We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible ... So we will do them anyway. — William Wilberforce

God Almighty has set before me two Great Objects: the supression of the Slave Trade and the Reformation of Manners. — William Wilberforce

Surely the principles of Christianity lead to action as well as meditation. — William Wilberforce