"I have often wished, that all the books in the world were burnt, except the Bible."

"I deny that I am an enthusiast in the common sense of the word. I am no visionary. I do not pretend to any new revelations, to any extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost, to any particular inspiration,…"

"I have often thought, that if I were to choose a place of abode, it should be in a country where there were no rich people."

"What is the secret of your strength? I answer, the power of prayer."

"By Methodists, I mean such as profess to pursue a Christian life by Scriptural rules and methods."