| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 63726 |
| QUOTATION: | Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | John Wesley (17031791), British preacher, founder of Methodism. journal entry, Sept. 1, 1778.
Reporting the words of a good man. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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