I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: “Go down again – I dwell among the people.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANI sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: “Go down again – I dwell among the people.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANGo down again – I dwell among the people.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANFrom the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a dream and a mockery.
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.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANStuffing birds or playing stringed instruments is an elegant pastime, and a resource to the idle, but it is not education.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANPurity prepares the soul for love, and love confirms the soul in purity.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANThere 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.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANReligion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANBy a garden is meant mystically a place of spiritual repose, stillness, peace, refreshment, delight.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANFlagrant evils cure themselves by being flagrant.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANEgotism is true modesty. In religious enquiry each of us can speak only for himself.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANLead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANO loving wisdom of our God when all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANCruelty to animals is as if humans did not love God.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANLiving Nature, not dull art Shall plan my ways and rule my Heart.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANThe reason why Christ is unknown today is because His Mother is unknown.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN