John Tillotson
John Tillotson
John Tillotsonwas the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury from 1691 to 1694...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTheologian
confidence hurt men
Surely modesty never hurt any cause; and the confidence of man seems to me to be much like the wrath of man.
bible book world
With the history of Moses no book in the world, in point of antiquity, can contend.
nice men dust
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.
anger liable controversy
The angriest person in a controversy is the one most liable to be in the wrong.
helpful abstinence ends
Abstinence is many times very helpful to the end of religion.
christian men mind
The true ground of most men's prejudice against the Christian doctrine is because they have no mind to obey it.
drinking sleep night
In matters of great concern, and which must be done, there is no surer argument of a weak mind than irresolution; to be undetermined where the case is so plain, and the necessity so urgent. To be always intending to live a new life, but never to find time to set about it; this is as if a man should put off eating, and drinking, and sleeping, from one day and night to another, till he is starved and destroyed.
heart expectations desire
In our pursuit of the things of this world, we usually prevent enjoyment, by expectation; we anticipate our own happiness, and eat out the heart and sweetness of worldly pleasures, by delightful forethoughts of them; so that when we come to possess them, they do not answer the expectation, nor satisfy the desires which were raised about them, and they vanish into nothing.
wickedness kind distraction
Wickedness is a kind of voluntary frenzy, and a chosen distraction.
ignorance two ruins
Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.
relationship people silence
A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.
contentment virtue piety
Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them.
sleep procrastination sea
Is not he imprudent, who, seeing the tide making haste towards him apace, will sleep till the sea overwhelms him?
journey world tasks
He who is sincere hath the easiest task in the world, for, truth being always consistent with itself, he is put to no trouble about his words and actions; it is like traveling in a plain road, which is sure to bring you to your journey's end better than byways in which many lose themselves.