Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Samuel Wilberforce

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Last updated on November 8, 2024.

Samuel Wilberforce, FRS was an English bishop in the Church of England, and the third son of William Wilberforce. Known as "Soapy Sam", Wilberforce was one of the greatest public speakers of his day. He is now best remembered for his opposition to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution at a debate in 1860.

September 7, 1805 - July 19, 1873

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A resolution to attend theatres or operas is an absolute disqualification for Holy Orders.

Samuel Wilberforce

If I were a cassowary On the plains of Timbuctoo, I would eat a missionary, Cassock, band, and hymn-book too.

Samuel Wilberforce

O what a blessing is Sunday, interposed between the waves of worldly business like the divine path of the Israelites through the sea.

Samuel Wilberforce

Christianity can be condensed into four words: Admit, Submit, Commit and Transmit.

Samuel Wilberforce

The principle of natural selection is absolutely incompatible with the word of God. [It] contradicts the revealed relations of creation to its Creator.

Samuel Wilberforce

Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Samuel Wilberforce

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