My mother was the source from which I derived the guiding principles of my life. — John Wesley Copy Share Image
The first priority of my life is to be holy, and the second goal of my life is to be a scholar. — John Wesley Copy Share Image
My one aim in life is to secure personal holiness, for without being holy myself I cannot promote real holiness in others. — John Wesley Copy Share Image
O, Begin! Fix some part of every day for private exercises... Whether you like it or no, read and pray daily. It… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
In a storm, I think, 'What if the gospel be not true? Then thou art, of all men, most foolish. For what… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
I saw that giving even all my life to God (supposing it possible to do this and go no further) would profit… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
Get all you can without hunting your soul, your body, or your neighbor. Save all you can, cutting off every needless expense.… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
To slay the sinner is then the first use of the Law, to destroy the life and strength wherein he trusts and… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
God's command to "pray without ceasing" is founded on the necessity we have of His grace to preserve the life of God… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
The case is this: God offers you one of the greatest mercies on this side of heaven and commands you to accept… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
Any 'Christians' who take for themselves any more than the plain necessaries of life, live in an open habitual denial of the… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
“I have thought I am creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
“I had a sort of faith during my early life. But devils also have a sort of faith. Still, neither they nor… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
I could scarcely reconcile myself at first to this strange way of preaching in the fields, of which Whitfield set me an… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
It is the Spirit that sheds the love of God abroad in their hearts, and the love of all mankind; thereby purifying… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
I resolved to dedicate all my life to God, all my thoughts, and words, and actions; being thoroughly convinced, there was no… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
I build on Christ, the rock of ages; on his sure mercies described in his word, and on his promises, all which I know… — John Wesley Copy Share
Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can. — John Wesley Copy Share
People who wish to be offended will always find some occasion for taking offense. — John Wesley Copy Share
I reflected much on that vain desire, which had pursued me for so many years, of being in solitude in order to be a… — John Wesley Copy Share
“By salvation I mean not barely according to the vulgar notion deliverance from hell or going to heaven but a present deliverance from sin… — John Wesley Copy Share
They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. Well, it ain't true. I only killed one man for snoring. — John Wesley Copy Share
“I had a sort of faith during my early life. But devils also have a sort of faith. Still, neither they nor I received… — John Wesley Copy Share
Preach faith till you have it; and then, because you have it, you will preach faith. — John Wesley Copy Share
Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every place you can, at… — John Wesley Copy Share
If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus… — John Wesley Copy Share
The case is this: God offers you one of the greatest mercies on this side of heaven and commands you to accept it. Why… — John Wesley Copy Share
In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church. — John Wesley Copy Share
