John Tillotson Quotes

Great is the advantage of patience.

With the history of Moses no book in the world, in point of antiquity, can contend.

We anticipate our own happiness, and eat out the heart and sweetness of worldly pleasures by delightful forethought of them.

Are we proud and passionate, malicious and revengeful? Is this to be like-minded with Christ, who was meek and lowly?

Men sunk in the greatest darkness imaginable retain some sense and awe of the Deity.

And as for Pleasure, there is little in this World that is true and sincere, besides the Pleasure of doing our Duty, and of doing good.

If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might almost seem to be made for the use and benefit of men.

Next to the wicked lives of men, nothing is so great a disparagement and weakening to religion as the divisions of Christians.

The little and short sayings of nice And excellent men are of great value, like the dust of gold, or the least sparks of diamonds.

There is no readier way for a man to bring his own worth into question than by endeavoring to detract from the worth of other men.

Fill each day with light and heart.