John Tillotson Quotes:
Ocupation: Archbishop of Canterbury
Life: d. November 22, 1694
Birthday: d. November 22
In our pursuit of the things of this world, we usually prevent enjoyment, by expectation; we anticipate our own happiness, and eat out the heart and sweetness of worldly pleasures, by delightful forethoughts of them; so that when we come to possess them, they do not answer the expectation, nor satisfy the desires which were raised about them, and they vanish into nothing.
source: John Tillotson (1717). “The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson containing two hundred sermons and discourses, on several occasions ...”, p.270
topic: Heart, Expectations, Desire, Forethought, Worldly Pleasures
