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Theologe, Begründer des Methodismus (England, 1703 - 1791).

John Wesley · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum

John Wesley wäre heute 320 Jahre, 10 Monate, 29 Tage oder 117.212 Tage alt.

Geboren am 17.06.1703 in Epworth
Gestorben am 02.03.1791 in London
Sternzeichen: ♊ Zwillinge

• Nimm alles, was Du bekommen kannst, behalte alles was Du kannst, gib alles, was Du geben kannst.

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• Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every place you can, at all the times you can, with all the zeal you can, as long as ever you can.

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• Get all you can, without hurting your soul, your body, or your neighbor. Save all you can, cutting off every needless expense. Give all you can.

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• He who governed the world before I was born shall take care of it likewise when I am dead. My part is to improve the present moment.

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• I design plain truth for plain people.

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• I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.

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• I have this day lived fourscore years . . . God grant that I may never live to be useless!

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• I let you loose, George, on the great continent of America. Publish your message in the open face of the sun, and do all the good you can.

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• I look upon all the world as my parish.

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• I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn.

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• I went to America to convert the Indians; but oh, who shall convert me?

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• Let it be observed, that slovenliness is no part of religion; that neither this, nor any text of Scripture, condemns neatness of apparel. Certainly this is a duty, not a sin. 'Cleanliness is, indeed, next to godliness.'

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• Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.

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• Men may call me a knave or a fool, a rascal, a scoundrel, and I am content; but they shall never by my consent call me a Bishop!

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• No circumstances can make it necessary for a man to burst in sunder all the ties of humanity.

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• Passion and prejudice govern the world; only under the name of reason.

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• The Gospel of Christ knows of no religion but social; no holiness but social holiness.

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• Those that desire to write or say anything to me have no time to lose; for time has shaken me by the hand and death is not far behind.

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• Thou hidden love of God, whose height, Whose depth unfathomed no man knows, I see from far thy beauteous light, Inly I sigh for thy repose.

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• Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.

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