William Wilberforce

ignore excuse

“You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.”

― William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

young realize impossible try

“We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway.”

― William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

school of life gifts person various excellence

“We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all.”

― William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

perpetual hurry business company soul body solitude

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

― William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

distemper community society sick moral political nalady

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

― William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

objects magnification immediacy

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

― William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

silent need

"Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me."

― William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

duty man promote happiness fellow creatures

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

― William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

shout loud voice people

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

― William Wilberforce (1759-1833)