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A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

John Henry Newman

It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Judgment Matter Said
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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Expression Style Thinking
There is a knowledge which is desirable, though nothing come of it, as being of itself a treasure, and a sufficient remuneration of years of labor.
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Remuneration Treasure Years
Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.
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Act Since Wish
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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Dream Ideas Religion
Literature stands related to Man as Science stands to Nature; it is his history.
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Men Nature Science
Growth is the only evidence of life.
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Change Life Positive
To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
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Change Life Spiritual
Let us put ourselves into His hands, and not be startled though He leads us by a strange way, a mirabilis via, as the Church speaks.
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Church Hands Thinking
Every 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.
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Angel Beautiful Light
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.
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Dark Light
It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.
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Arguing Believe Men
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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Found Function Science
Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
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Dogma Fall Men
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
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
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Exercise Friends Love Men

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