John Wesley. 1703-1791. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

John Wesley. (1703–1791)

That execrable sum of all villanies commonly called a Slave Trade.

Journal. Feb. 12, 1772.

Certainly this is a duty, not a sin. “Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.” 1

Sermon xciii. On Dress.

I am always in haste, but never in a hurry. 2

Note 1.
See Bacon, Quotation 47. [back]

Note 2.
Given as a saying of Wesley, in the “Saturday Review,” Nov. 28, 1874. [back]