Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANLions would have fared better, had lions been the artists.
More John Henry Newman Quotes
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Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his.
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This is what the Church is said to want, not party men, but sensible, temperate, sober, well-judging persons, to guide it through the channel of no-meaning, between the Scylla and Charybdis of Aye and no.
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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.
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It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
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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.
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When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.
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Living Nature, not dull art Shall plan my ways and rule my Heart.
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There is a knowledge which is desirable, though nothing come of it, as being of itself a treasure, and a sufficient remuneration of years of labor.
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You must be patient, you must wait for the eye of the soul to be formed in you. Religious truth is reached, not by reasoning, but by an inward perception. Anyone can reason; only disciplined, educated, formed minds can perceive.
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To take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us.
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Prayer is to the spiritual life what the beating of the pulse and the drawing of the breath are to the life of the body.
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All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.
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Life passes, riches fly away, popularity is fickle, the senses decay, the world changes. One alone is true to us; One alone can be all things to us; One alone can supply our need.
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Good is never accomplished except at the cost of those who do it, truth never breaks through except through the sacrifice of those who spread it.
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Learn to do thy part and leave the rest to Heaven.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN