John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have his talk out as I do.

No man hates him at whom he can laugh.

You cannot give me an instance of any man who is permitted to lay out his own time contriving not to have tedious hours.

People seldom read a book which is given to them; and few are given. The way to spread a work is to sell it at a low price. No man will send to buy a thing that costs even sixpence without an intention to read it.

By forbearing to do what may innocently be done, we may add hourly new vigor to resolution.

A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.