It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANA man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.
More John Henry Newman Quotes
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When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.
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Purity prepares the soul for love, and love confirms the soul in purity.
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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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Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
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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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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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May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done! Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last.
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I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.
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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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Conscience is the aboriginal Vicar of Christ.
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Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.
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Egotism is true modesty. In religious enquiry each of us can speak only for himself.
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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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To discover and to teach are distinct functions; they are also distinct gifts, and are not commonly found united in the same person.
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