Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Conyers Middleton (English Clergyman)

Conyers Middleton (1683–1750) was an English clergyman and classical scholar. He played a significant role in the religious debates of the 18th century and he was known for both his controversial theological views and scholarly contributions.

Born in Richmond, North Yorkshire, Middleton attended St. Peter’s School, York, and enrolled at Trinity College-Cambridge, in March 1699. Completing his B.A. in 1703, he became a fellow in 1705 and earned his M.A. in 1706. Ordained as a deacon in 1707, he later became a priest in 1708.

Middleton’s influential work, A Letter from Rome, Showing an Exact Conformity between Popery and Paganism (1729,) criticized the Roman Catholic Church by drawing parallels between its practices and those of ancient pagan religions. This publication sparked considerable controversy and ignited debates on religious tolerance.

In The History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero (1741,) Middleton showcased his classical scholarship, demonstrating a deep knowledge of classical antiquity and a skillful application of historical analysis.

Controversy continued to surround Middleton due to his theological views, notably in his essay Free Inquiry into the Miraculous Powers (1749,) where he questioned the authenticity of biblical miracles. This work contributed to ongoing debates on religious orthodoxy and the role of reason in matters of faith.

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There is many a wounded heart without a contrite spirit.—The ice may be broken into a thousand pieces but it is ice still.—But expose it to the beams of the sun of righteousness, and then it will melt.
—Conyers Middleton
Topics: Humility

Nothing truly can be termed my own, but what I make my own by using well; those deeds of charity which we have done, shall stay forever with us; and that wealth which we have so bestowed, we only keep; the other is not ours.
—Conyers Middleton
Topics: Charity

In the election of a wife, as in a project of war, to err but once is to be undone forever.
—Conyers Middleton
Topics: Wife

Manner is everything with some people, and something with everybody.
—Conyers Middleton
Topics: Manners

Virtue itself often offends, when coupled with bad manners.
—Conyers Middleton

Lands mortgaged may return, but honesty once pawned is ne’er redeemed.
—Conyers Middleton
Topics: Honesty

This is the fruit of craft, that he that shoots up high, looks for the shaft, and finds it in his own forehead.
—Conyers Middleton

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