Thomas Wilson (bishop)

thumb| Thomas Wilson (20 December 1663 – 7 March 1755) was Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1697 and 1755. Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917) Quotes reported in C. N. Douglas, Forty Thousand Quotations: Prose and Poetical (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. A great man is made so for others. Faith is the root of works. A root that produceth nothing is dead. 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. He who loves praise, loves temptation. Intemperance in talk makes a dreadful havoc in the heart. Labor, therefore, is a duty from which no man living is exempt, without forfeiting his right to his daily bread. No inheritance can supply the want of a virtuous education. Our life must answer for our faith. The fewer desires, the more peace. External links Category:1663 births Category:1755 deaths Category:Anglican bishops Category:Theologians from England Category:Trinity College Dublin alumni