by TA Barlow | Jan 23, 2023 | Tracking Citations
I recently heard a quote which was attributed to John Wesley; it has a nice ring to it, but… Well, first, here’s the quote: The Church recruited people who had been starched and ironed before they were washed. Searching Wesley’s Works (and additiona...
by TA Barlow | Dec 22, 2022 | Tracking Citations
The common quote goes as follows: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. This is actually a portion of a longer quote that is attributed to Oscar Wilde: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. There are some helpful...
by TA Barlow | Nov 30, 2022 | Tracking Citations, Wesley Resources
One key quotation from John Wesley that comes up in various contexts is: You have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work. This is a valid quote, but the original source is rarely cited. It is found in the document Minutes of Several...
by TA Barlow | Nov 5, 2022 | Tracking Citations
Some variants of this quote show up from time to time, often as memes, correctly attributed to Julian of Norwich: All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well… This is taken from Revelations of Divine Love, written circa 1373....
by TA Barlow | Oct 21, 2022 | Tracking Citations
There are several variants of this: I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn… Kevin Watson has done work on this and other Wesley quotes, so I refer the reader to his blog – click here.
