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By a garden is meant mystically a place of spiritual repose, stillness, peace, refreshment, delight.

John Henry Newman

Faith is illuminative, not operative; it does not force obedience, though it increases responsibility; it heightens guilt, but it does not prevent sin. The will is the source of action.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Doe Guilt Responsibility
Prayer is to the spiritual life what the beating of the pulse and the drawing of the breath are to the life of the body.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Drawing Prayer Spiritual
Man is emphatically self-made.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Made Men Self
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Dark Light
Time hath a taming hand.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Hands Hath Taming
Calculation never made a hero.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Calculation Hero Made
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 NEWMAN

Action Done Practice
Go down again – I dwell among the people.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Down Dwell People
This is what the Church is said to want, not party men, but sensible, temperate, sober, well-judging persons, to guide it through the channel of no-meaning, between the Scylla and Charybdis of Aye and no.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Guide Judging Men Party
Learn to do thy part and leave the rest to Heaven.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Catholic Heaven Part
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.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Dominion Love Powerful Strong
If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable… we must be content to creep along the ground, and never soar.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Certainty Creeps Soar
God created you to do him some particular service. He has given some work to you that he has not given to another. You have your mission. You shall do good.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Given Missions Priceless
Stuffing birds or playing stringed instruments is an elegant pastime, and a resource to the idle, but it is not education.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Bird Instruments Resources
Conscience is the aboriginal Vicar of Christ.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Aboriginal Christ Vicars
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.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Decision Reflection Want

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