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John Henry Newman

It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.
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Judgment Matter Said
Faith ventures and hazards . . . counting the costs and delighting in the sacrifice.
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Faith Hazards Sacrifice
Egotism is true modesty. In religious enquiry each of us can speak only for himself.
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Enquiry Modesty Religious
Growth is the only evidence of life.
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Change Life Positive
Lions would have fared better, had lions been the artists.
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Artist Better Lions
Living Nature, not dull art Shall plan my ways and rule my Heart.
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Art Beauty Nature
An academical system without the personal influence of teachers on pupils, is an arctic winter; it will create an icebound, petrified, cast-iron University, and nothing else.
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Iron Teacher Winter
We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.
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Attitude Friends Inspirational
Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.
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Giving Inspire Religion
It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.
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Arguing Believe Men
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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Drawing Prayer Spiritual
There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may not be done.
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Done Law War
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.
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Dark Light
Faith is illuminative, not operative; it does not force obedience, though it increases responsibility; it heightens guilt, but it does not prevent sin. The will is the source of action.
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Doe Guilt Responsibility
Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.
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Act Since Wish
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
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Exercise Friends Love Men

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