John Wesley

"The poor are the only true aristocrats, for they possess what money cannot buy."

"I have no desire to accumulate; my desire is to give."

"A Christian has no right to be idle."

"In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."

"Observe steadily the movements of thy own spirit, for therein lies the key to transformation."

"The greatest evil is ignorance; the greatest good is knowledge rightly applied."

"I dare not rest until I have done what I can."

"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another through friendship."

"Let every one of us enjoy his proper use of the good things of this life."

"It is your bounden duty to serve God with all your heart."

"We should never despise any man; the lowest wretch that lives is a child of God and our brother."

"Methodism is not a system of doctrine, but a system of practice."

"The world waits not for perfection, but for faithfulness."

"Never does a man discover the truth of his religion until he tries to live according to it."

"To be alive is to change; to be perfect is to have changed often."

"I would warn every American never to let these sacred fires go out."

"The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness."

"Here I stand; I can do no other; God help me."

"Our people die well; let us learn from them how to live well."

"All the world is my field; all mankind are my brothers and sisters."

"Youth is the seed-time of life; therefore, water it with prayer and instruction."

"A man, though ever so learned, is but a child in the school of faith."

"The more knowledge, the more sorrow; the more wisdom, the more tears."

"Every talent that we have comes from God, and to Him we are accountable for its use."

"There is nothing more false than the gospel of ease and comfort."

"Let us sing lustily and with a good courage; our voices strengthen our souls."

"I find a thousand new proofs every day that nothing is so powerful as truth."

"The most important thing is not what I believe, but how I live."

"Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty indeed."

"Love God with all your heart, and you will love your neighbor as yourself."