John Tillotson quotes

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind. (John Tillotson)
If God were not a necessary Being of himself, he might almost seem to be made for the use and benefit of men. View quote
John Tillotson
The crafty person is always in danger; and when they think they walk in the dark, all their pretenses are transparent. View quote
John Tillotson
To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind. View quote
John Tillotson
The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user. View quote
John Tillotson
A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill, requires only our silence, which costs nothing. View quote
John Tillotson
With what reason canst thou expect that thy children should follow thy good instructions, when thou thyself givest them an ill example? Thou dost but as it were beckon to them with thy head, and shew them the way to heaven by thy good counsel, but thou takest them by the hand and leadest them in the way to hell by thy contrary example. View quote
John Tillotson
Sincerity is like traveling on a plain, beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner to his journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves. View quote
John Tillotson
They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed. View quote
John Tillotson
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools. View quote
John Tillotson