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Thomas Wilson Quotes

1663–1755 England

Thomas Wilson (20 December 1663 – 7 March 1755) was Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1697 and 1755.

England
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Intemperance in talk makes a dreadful havoc in the heart.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

Labor, therefore, is a duty from which no man living is exempt, without forfeiting his right to his daily bread.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

Friendship is to be purchased only by friendship. A man may have authority over others, but he can never have their heart but by giving his own.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

No inheritance can supply the want of a virtuous education.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

Faith is the root of works. A root that produceth nothing is dead.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

A great man is made so for others.

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He who loves praise, loves temptation.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

The fewer desires, the more peace.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

Our life must answer for our faith.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

A good judge should never boast of his power, because he can do nothing but what he can do justly: he is not the master, but the minister of the law. Authority without virtue is a very dangerous state.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Thomas Wilson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.