Such is the constitution of the human mind, that any kind of knowledge, if it be really such, is its own reward.
JOHN HENRY NEWMANPurity prepares the soul for love, and love confirms the soul in purity.
More John Henry Newman Quotes
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Literature stands related to Man as Science stands to Nature; it is his history.
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The attributes of God, though intelligible to us on their surface yet, for the very reason that they are infinite, transcend our comprehension, when they are dwelt upon, when they are followed out, and can only be received by faith.
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Living Nature, not dull art Shall plan my ways and rule my Heart.
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Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.
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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.
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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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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.
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Conscience is the aboriginal Vicar of Christ.
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Lions would have fared better, had lions been the artists.
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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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Purity prepares the soul for love, and love confirms the soul in purity.
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Learn to do thy part and leave the rest to Heaven.
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All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.
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A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.
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Man is emphatically self-made.
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