Act as if the whole election depended on your single vote.
—John Wesley
Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.
—John Wesley
Topics: Wealth, Money
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, as long as ever you can.
—John Wesley
My cool judgement is, that if all the other doctrines of devils which have been committed to writing since letters were in the world were collected together in one volume, it would fall short of this; and that, should a Prince form himself by this book, so calmly recommending hypocrisy, treachery, lying, robbery, oppression, adultery, whoredom, and murder of all kinds, Domitian or Nero would be an angel of light compared to that man.
—John Wesley
All outward means of grace, if separate from the spirit of God, cannot profit, or conduce, in any degree, either to the knowledge or love of God. — All outward things, unless he work in them and by them, are in vain.
—John Wesley
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.
—John Wesley
Topics: Action, Helpfulness, Happiness, Kindness, Goodness, Time Management, Value of Time
Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.
—John Wesley
Topics: Enthusiasm
Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.
—John Wesley
Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge.
—John Wesley
Topics: Books, Reading
When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed.
—John Wesley
Topics: Uncertainty, Experience, Doubt
Bear up the hands that hang down, by faith and prayer, support the tottering knees. Storm the throne of grace and persevere therein, and mercy will come down.
—John Wesley
Topics: Prayer
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