Religion
- William Ward (priest) (c. 1560–1641), English Roman Catholic martyr
- William Ward (missionary) (1769–1823), British pioneer, Baptist missionary
- William George Ward (1812–1882), English Roman Catholic theologian and mathematician
- William Hayes Ward (1835–1916), American clergyman, editor, and Orientalist
- William Ward (bishop) (1761–1838), Anglican clergyman and the Bishop of Sodor and Man
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Famous quotes containing the word religion:
“The proper office of religion is to regulate the heart of men, humanize their conduct, infuse the spirit of temperance, order, and obedience; and as its operation is silent, and only enforces the motives of morality and justice, it is in danger of being overlooked, and confounded with these other motives.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)
“The religion of England is part of good-breeding. When you see on the continent the well-dressed Englishman come into his ambassador’s chapel and put his face for silent prayer into his smooth-brushed hat, you cannot help feeling how much national pride prays with him, and the religion of a gentleman.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)