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It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

John Henry Newman

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.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Passion Sky Struggle
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
An academical system without the personal influence of teachers on pupils, is an arctic winter; it will create an icebound, petrified, cast-iron University, and nothing else.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Iron Teacher Winter
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.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Remuneration Treasure Years
We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Attitude Friends Inspirational
Egotism is true modesty. In religious enquiry each of us can speak only for himself.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Enquiry Modesty Religious
A science is not mere knowledge, it is knowledge which has undergone a process of intellectual digestion. It is the grasp of many things brought together in one, and hence is its power; for, properly speaking, it is Science that is power, not Knowledge.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Intellectual Knowledge Science
May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done! Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Giving Long Support
To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Change Life Spiritual
Flagrant evils cure themselves by being flagrant.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Cures Evil Flagrant
I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Drink Firsts Pope
Living Nature, not dull art Shall plan my ways and rule my Heart.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Art Beauty Nature
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Dark Light
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
Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Act Since Wish
Calculation never made a hero.
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Calculation Hero Made

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