Quaker Quotes

69 Quaker quotes by 51 unique authors

Men not living to what they know, cannot blame God, that they know no more. — William Penn
Wherefore, brethren, let us be careful neither to out-go our guide, nor yet loiter behind him; since he that makes haste, may miss his way,… — William Penn
Paradoxically, life is worth living for those who have something for which they will gladly give up life. — A J Muste
Only the inner vision of God, only the God-blindedness of unreservedly dedicated souls, only the utterly humble ones can bow and break the raging pride… — Thomas Raymond Kelly
There is a quiet, open place in the depths of the mind, to which we can go many times in the day and lift up… — Kenneth E. Boulding
Wherefore give all diligence to the Spirit's motion and leadings, what it moves against, and what it leads to; for now will God make all… — James Nayler
The only way to seek God is to seek God first. Deny the nayward, affirm the yeaward, be true to those stirrings and motions which… — Jean Toomer
Now, Friends, deal plainly with yourselves, and let the eternal Light search you, and try you, for the good of your souls. For this will… — Margaret Fell
Let us no longer be blinded by the dim theology that only in the far seeing vision discovers a millennium, when violence shall no more… — Lucretia Mott
That which the people called Quakers lay down as a main fundamental in religion is this- That God, through Christ, hath placed a principle in… — William Penn
From the steady opposition which faithful Friends in early times made to wrong things then approved, they were hated and persecuted by men living in… — John Woolman
The moral man is he who is opposed to injustice per se, opposed to injustice wherever he finds it; the moral man looks for injustice… — Bayard Rustin
For the real difference between happiness and joy is that one is grounded in this world, the other in eternity. Happiness cannot encompass suffering and… — Elise M. Boulding
The way of God was ever hated by the world and the powers thereof. Never heed the rough spirits nor the heavy, for their bound… — Francis Howgill
Is religion subjective? Nay, its soul is in objectivity, in an Other whose Life is our true life, whose Love is our love, whose Joy… — Thomas Raymond Kelly
... my convictions led me to adhere to the sufficiency of the light within us, resting on truth as authority, rather than 'taking authority for… — Lucretia Mott
...the more strictly and faithfully every man and woman lives up to the guidance and teaching of this Inward Anointing - and never turns aside… — Elias Hicks
I'm really a timid person - I was beaten up by Quakers — Woody Allen
Looking back at his career, Mr. Rustin, a Quaker, once wrote: ‘The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means;… — Bayard Rustin
By background I'm both a Quaker and a Yorkshireman, which I like to call double jeopardy. — Jeremy Grantham
As for us, we were never concerned with the Kantian-priestly and vegetarian-Quaker prattle about the sacredness of human life. — Leon Trotsky
I was maybe 5 or 6, and my grandmother would begin sitting me in the Quaker meeting house. I asked my grandmother, 'What am I… — James Turrell
As the Quakers say, "When you pray, move your feet." — Eric Butterworth
NON-COMBATANT, n. A dead Quaker. — Ambrose Bierce
O brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother; Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there; To worship rightly is to love each… — John Greenleaf Whittier

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