George Fox

Quaker Founder English 1624 – 1691

Founder of Society of Friends; emphasized inner light.

385 quotes

"The light discovers all things, all wickedness and corruption."
Truth
"Keep in the eternal now, where time ceases."
Time
"The greatest preaching is thy daily example."
Leadership
"Forgiveness is a mark of a heart touched by God's love."
Love
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all else shall be added."
Faith
"Your conscience is your truest guide to righteousness."
Wisdom
"The power of silence can speak louder than many words."
Solitude
"Divine truth flows like a river to all who thirst for it."
Faith
"Judgment begins at the house of God."
Faith
"All the world is now become a Sodom, if people do not repent."
Politics
"The love of money is indeed the root of all evil."
Money
"In simplicity find thy strength."
Strength
"God's justice manifests in the hearts of the righteous."
Justice
"The inward light guides those who seek truth."
Truth
"Do good to all men, especially to the household of faith."
Kindness
"Thou art called to let thy life speak of thy faith."
Faith
"The power that fills the universe is the same power within you."
Power
"Simplicity in dress and speech reflects a pure heart."
Beauty
"God's kingdom grows in the hearts of men, not in buildings."
Faith
"The way of peace is found through obedience to the inner light."
Peace
"Suffering refines the soul as fire refines gold."
Perseverance
"True worship requires no outward ceremony, only inward sincerity."
Faith
"Love thy neighbor as thyself, for in this is all the law."
Love
"The tongue is set on fire when it speaks falsehood."
Truth
"Rejoice in all thy sufferings, for Christ rejoiced in them."
Faith
"The kingdom is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace."
Faith
"All men are equal in the sight of God."
Justice
"Truth may be spoken by a child as well as by a learned scholar."
Wisdom
"The light within overcomes all darkness without."
Hope
"Guard thy heart above all things, for out of it flows life."
Wisdom