Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet (British Religious Figure)

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet of Belfield and Runton (1786–1845,) was an English social reformer, politician, and abolitionist. Influenced by his wife Hannah Gurney’s Quaker faith, he became a leading advocate for social justice, focusing on prison reform, the abolition of slavery, and humanitarian causes.

Born in Castle Hedingham, Essex, Buxton graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1807. He entered Parliament in 1818 as a member for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis and quickly became a prominent voice against injustice. Succeeding William Wilberforce, he led the anti-slavery movement in the House of Commons, playing a key role in the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, which ended slavery in most of the British Empire.

Buxton was also instrumental in founding the Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and the Civilization of Africa, addressing the root causes of slavery. His reformist ideals were reflected in his writings, including An Inquiry into Prison Discipline (1818,) which advocated for moral rehabilitation, and The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy (1839,) which proposed solutions to end the transatlantic slave trade and promote African development.

More: Wikipedia • READ: Works by Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet

The world abhors closeness, and all but admires extravagance; yet a slack hand shows weakness, and a tight hand strength.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet
Topics: Economy

Christianity is intensely practical—She has no trait more striking than her common sense.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet
Topics: Christianity

Intercourse is the soul of progress.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet
Topics: Progress

You would think that, if our lips were made of horn, and stuck out a foot or two from our faces, kisses at any rate would be done for. Not so. No creatures kiss each other so much as birds.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet
Topics: Kisses

Stint yourself, as you think good, in other things; but don’t scruple freedom in brightening home. Gay furniture and a brilliant garden are a sight day by day, and make life blither.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet
Topics: Home

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet
Topics: Enthusiasm, Winning, Zeal, Winners, Strength

I hold a doctrine, to which I owe not touch, indeed, but all the little I ever had, namely, that with ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet
Topics: Resolve, Persistence, Endurance, Perseverance

So long as he must fight his way, the man of genius pushes forward, conquering and to conquer. But how often is he at last overcome by a Capua! Ease and fame bring sloth and slumber.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet

I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet

One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the by-standers cruel.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet
Topics: Cruelty

Wondering Whom to Read Next?

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *