It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANEvery breath of air and ray of light and heat, every beautiful prospect, is, as it were, the skirts of the (angel’s) garments, the waving robes of those whose faces see God.
More John Henry Newman Quotes
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Egotism is true modesty. In religious enquiry each of us can speak only for himself.
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Cruelty to animals is as if humans did not love God.
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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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All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.
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Thought and speech are inseparable from each other. Matter and expression are parts of one; style is a thinking out into language.
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Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
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Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.
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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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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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I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: “Go down again – I dwell among the people.
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Lions would have fared better, had lions been the artists.
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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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To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
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Living Nature, not dull art Shall plan my ways and rule my Heart.
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Stuffing birds or playing stringed instruments is an elegant pastime, and a resource to the idle, but it is not education.
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