William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. [Українська] [Русский]
William Wilberforce Quotes
Christianity without distinction professes an equal regard for all human beings, and was characterised by her first promulgator as the messenger of ‘glad tidings to the poor’.
—William Wilberforce
How can we easily love our neighbour as ourselves, if we consider him at the same time as our rival, and are intent upon surpassing him in the pursuit of whatever is the subject of our competition?
—William Wilberforce
I pray to be enabled to observe a due medium between undue conformity with the world and excessive separation and peculiarity.
—William Wilberforce
I have been praying to God through Christ and I will humbly trust to his promises, Ho! Every one that thirsteth.
—William Wilberforce
I will press forward. Let him that is athirst come. Whoever will, let him take of the water of life *freely*. Even so Lord Jesus. Amen.
—William Wilberforce
How wonderful that a private man should have such an influence on the temporal and eternal happiness of millions; literally, millions on millions yet unborn! O God, make me more earnest for Thy glory; and may I act more from real love and gratitude to my redeeming Lord.
—William Wilberforce
In whatever class or order of society Christianity prevails, she sets herself to rectify the particular faults, or, if we would speak more distinctly, to counteract the particular mode of selfishness, to which that class is liable.
—William Wilberforce
O let me press forward with renewed vigour, laying aside every weight, etc. and growing in heavenly mindedness and love and joy and every Christian grace.
—William Wilberforce
Above all, may the love of Christ constrain me to live no longer to myself, but to him who died and rose again.
—William Wilberforce
These men would barter comfort for greatness. In their vain reveries they forget that a nation consists of individuals, and that true national prosperity is no other than the multiplication of particular happiness.
—William Wilberforce
O may God through Christ and by the Spirit enable me now to live in faith and by love.
—William Wilberforce
O that I might feel more, and act more, and be more useful. O God bless me through Christ.
—William Wilberforce
I humbly despair of self and fly to thee O Christ.
—William Wilberforce
O may I grow in fear and love in desire to change worlds, in devotedness to Christ and his service.
—William Wilberforce