To take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANSomehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his.
More John Henry Newman Quotes
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O loving wisdom of our God when all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came.
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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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From 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.
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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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We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.
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Literature stands related to Man as Science stands to Nature; it is his history.
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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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Dear Lord…shine through me, and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in my soul…Let me thus praise You in the way You love best, by shining on those around me.
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All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.
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There is in stillness oft a magic power To calm the breast when struggling passions lower, Touched by its influence, in the soul arise Diviner feelings, kindred with the skies.
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Living Nature, not dull art Shall plan my ways and rule my Heart.
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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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A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.
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When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.
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Conscience is the aboriginal Vicar of Christ.
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