The attributes of God, though intelligible to us on their surface yet, for the very reason that they are infinite, transcend our comprehension, when they are dwelt upon, when they are followed out, and can only be received by faith.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANI see nothing in the theory of evolution inconsistent with an Almighty Creator and Protector.
More John Henry Newman Quotes
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I wonder what day I shall die on – one passes year by year over one’s death day, as one might pass over one’s grave.
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Learn to do thy part and leave the rest to Heaven.
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When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.
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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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The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
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To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
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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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Praise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise; In all His words most wonderful, Most sure in all His ways.
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God created you to do him some particular service. He has given some work to you that he has not given to another. You have your mission. You shall do good.
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All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.
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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.
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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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The reason why Christ is unknown today is because His Mother is unknown.
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Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.
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By a garden is meant mystically a place of spiritual repose, stillness, peace, refreshment, delight.
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