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All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.

John Henry Newman

Such is the constitution of the human mind, that any kind of knowledge, if it be really such, is its own reward.
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Knowledge Mind Rewards
To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
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Change Life Spiritual
Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
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Dogma Fall Men
Learn to do thy part and leave the rest to Heaven.
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Catholic Heaven Part
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
By a garden is meant mystically a place of spiritual repose, stillness, peace, refreshment, delight.
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Garden Peace Spiritual
Lions would have fared better, had lions been the artists.
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Artist Better Lions
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.
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Dark Light
Life passes, riches fly away, popularity is fickle, the senses decay, the world changes. One alone is true to us; One alone can be all things to us; One alone can supply our need.
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Decay Fickle Needs
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
It’s really not a difficult decision when you reflect on it, … The situation is just so tenuous with where it’s going to hit. You don’t want to take any chances.
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Decision Reflection Want
Go down again – I dwell among the people.
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Down Dwell People
How many writers are there… who, breaking up their subject into details, destroy its life, and defraud us of the whole by their anxiety about the parts.
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Anxiety Detail Teacher
Man is emphatically self-made.
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Made Men Self
Faith ventures and hazards . . . counting the costs and delighting in the sacrifice.
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Faith Hazards Sacrifice
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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Bird Instruments Resources

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