Famous Quaker Quotes
October 2026: This is a collection of some of the most famous quotes among Friends, and a few powerful quotes by famous Quakers that deserve to be more widely heard. This is a great place for Quaker-curious website visitors to start, or for Friends to revisit familiar favorites to look for new Light.
October 5, 2026
What canst thou say?
“You will say, Christ saith this, and the apostles say this; but what canst thou say? Art thou a child of Light and hast walked in the Light, and what thou speakest is it inwardly from God?”
October 6, 2026
We bear our testimony against all strife
“We are a people that follow after those things that make for peace, love and unity; it is our desire that others’ feet may walk in the same, and do deny and bear our testimony against all strife, and wars, and contentions….”
