John Wesley
Founder of Methodism
Sayings by John Wesley
The first thing that I would advise you to do, is, to get a clear and distinct notion of the state of the world.
I am a debtor both to the wise and to the unwise.
What God has joined together, let no man put asunder.
The Lord is at hand; therefore fear not.
I desire to have but one thing in view, to please God.
The greatest enemy to human happiness is the love of money.
It is not enough to be zealous; we must be zealous for God.
I am no more afraid of the devil than I am of a fly.
To candid, reasonable men, I am not afraid to lay open what has been the course of my life.
Holiness of heart and life is the one great end of all our preaching.
I have not time to be busy.
The Methodists do not desire to be distinguished from other men, but by the Spirit which they breathe.
I am as much a High-Churchman as ever I was.
It is no proof of a man's understanding that he can find fault.
I am not afraid of any man, but I am afraid of God.
The Methodists are a people who profess to pursue a Christian life by Scriptural rules and methods.
The world is on fire. What do you say to that?
I cannot but observe, that the Methodists are not a people who are fond of novelties.
What a work has God wrought in our day!
I am never solitary, for I am never alone.