All John Henry Newman Quotes
It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
John Henry Newman
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In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.
John Henry Newman
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Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall ever have a beginning.
John Henry Newman
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A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.
John Henry Newman
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The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
John Henry Newman
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To holy people the very name of Jesus is a name to feed upon, a name to transport. His name can raise the dead and transfigure and beautify the living.
John Henry Newman
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Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with words they understand the ideas they stand for.
John Henry Newman
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It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
John Henry Newman
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From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a dream and a mockery.
John Henry Newman
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Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.
John Henry Newman
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If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to creep along the ground, and never soar.
John Henry Newman
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