John Wesley

"Wisdom from above brings peace and happiness."

"Nothing is to be put before the work of saving souls."

"Every moment is precious and should be used to glorify God."

"Beware you be not swallowed up in books; an ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge."

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can."

"The world is my parish."

"Cleanliness is, indeed, next to godliness."

"Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry."

"I felt my heart strangely warmed."

"Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen; such alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth."

"Earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can."

"The best of all is, God is with us."

"Tend and befriend others, for in doing so you tend the garden of your own soul."

"You have nothing to do but to save souls."

"Let it be observed that slovenliness is not humility, nor is cleanliness pride."

"I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as dead forms."

"As to the outward work, we have much to do; but as to the inward, everything depends on grace."

"The God of the Methodists is as much our God as theirs."

"If you desire that change which can last forever, it must be rooted in transformation of the heart."

"I am a man of one book."

"Do not despair; troubles are means by which a soul grows strong."

"By the grace of God, I shall continue steadfast."

"Religion is not about turning water into wine at Cana; it is about transforming the human heart into an instrument of grace."

"Method without madness is mere formalism; madness without method is mere chaos."

"Sloth is the rust of the soul; industry keeps it polished."

"That creature of yours will either be the greatest blessing or the greatest curse to society."

"Leisure is a beautiful thing, but only when earned through honest labor."

"The faithful saying is, all things are possible to him that believeth."

"I want the presence of God, and nothing short of that will do."

"Whoever would promote true piety must promote learning and knowledge."