Who said “Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge.”?

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John Wesley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLetter to Joseph Benson (7 November 1768); published in The Letters of John Wesley (1915) edited by George Eayrs

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“Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge.”
— John Wesley
VerifiedLetter to Joseph Benson (7 November 1768); published in The Letters of John Wesley (1915) edited by George Eayrs · evidenceBooks and Reading

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Wesley, J. (n.d.). Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3875-beware-you-be-not-swallowed-up-in-books/

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Wesley, John. “Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3875-beware-you-be-not-swallowed-up-in-books/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Wesley, John. “Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3875-beware-you-be-not-swallowed-up-in-books/.

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