John Wesley — "I am not afraid of dying. I have no more fear of death than I have of lying down…"

"I offered Christ to the Negroes in Antigua. I offered him to the slaves. I offered him to the very dregs of the people."

"I will not speak to you as a Methodist, but as a man of common sense."

"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 to preach in, it should be in the open air."